Abstract
Families who move to different countries must consider the implications of cultural mobility for children. Seventeen adults in their 60 s and 70 s who grew up as missionary children in Africa completed questionnaires to identify impacts on their adult lives of two interrelated experiences: living internationally and attending boarding school. The data were analyzed for emerging themes using a constructivist inquiry. Results indicated perceptions of boarding school and the attribution to life events varied among participants. However, living internationally was perceived primarily as enriching. Tracing the effects of living internationally on those who can reflect back adds to understanding the implications of these unique childhood experiences, which will help parents considering working abroad make better-informed decisions related to children.
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