This study investigates the difference in the well-being of children in kinship care when
compared to children in other care settings within Africa, examining factors that are …

The new updated edition of Children, Youth and Development explores the varied ways in
which global processes in the form of development policies, economic and cultural …

Child fostering has been documented over time in many parts of sub‐Saharan Africa. We
know little, however, about how the prevalence of fostering differs across countries and …

Executive Functions (inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and working memory) mediate the
relationship between socioeconomic status and reading. However, little is known of the roles …

In a global context of widespread fears over Islamic radicalisation and militancy, poor
Muslim youth, especially those socialised in religious seminaries, have attracted …

Sheila Aikman a and Anna Robinson-Pant b aSchool of International Development,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; bSchool of Education, University of East Anglia …

Institutionalization of children who are deprived of parental care is a thriving phenomenon in
the global South, and has generated considerable concern both nationally and …

Traditionally, the involvement of the extended family in nurturing children is seen as an
essential cultural practice in most communities in Ghana. Though not formally regulated …

Although parents might not live with their children for a variety of reasons, existing accounts
of parental absence often examine one cause in isolation. Using detailed longitudinal …

BACKGROUND Fostering, raising children that are not one's biological children, is common
in many societies worldwide. Despite predicted lower investment in nonbiological offspring …