Abstract
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Sahar...
Highlights
The effect of family structure on educational outcomes has continued to elicit a lot of interest among scholars (Browne & Battle, 2018; Frisco, Muller, & Frank, 2007; HampdenThompson, 2013; Heard, 2007; Santin & Sicilia, 2016; Sun & Li, 2011; Wu, Schimmele, & Hou, 2015)
The objective of this study was to establish the effect of family structure on the educational attainment of children in the urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
It was designed to answer the question: Does family structure affect the educational attainment of children in Kenya? We found that two-parent households had a higher percentage of children in the right age for grade (74%) compared with singleparent households (66%)
Summary
The effect of family structure on educational outcomes has continued to elicit a lot of interest among scholars (Browne & Battle, 2018; Frisco, Muller, & Frank, 2007; HampdenThompson, 2013; Heard, 2007; Santin & Sicilia, 2016; Sun & Li, 2011; Wu, Schimmele, & Hou, 2015). Research continues to show that children who live with their two biological parents in a traditional family tend to outperform those who live in other family structures (Hofferth, 2006; Martin, 2012; McLanahan & Sandefur, 1994; Schiller, Khmelkov, & Wang, 2002; Wu et al, 2015). At its simplest form, an African traditional family includes a man, his wife, and their children. This is what is commonly referred to as nuclear or elementary family.
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