Table 2.
Positive and negative views of international economic migration and educational achievement
| Sinaí | Palestina de Los Altos | Curruchiqui | Santa Rita | Zunil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positives Aspects of Remittances | |||||
| Improves child hygiene | X | X | X | ||
| Modernizes homes | X | X | X | X | X |
| Improves child nutrition | X | X | X | X | |
| Allows children to attend school in lieu of household chores | X | X | X | X | |
| Improves school attendance and performance | X | X | |||
| Funds advanced education | X | X | X | ||
| Funds private schools | X | X | X | ||
| Funds school uniforms and supplies | X | X | X | ||
| Funds computer purchases | X | ||||
| Negatives Aspects of Migration and Parental Absences | |||||
| Contributes to disciplinary problems at home | X | X | X | X | |
| Leads to truancy | X | X | |||
| Results in classroom disruption | X | X | X | ||
| Children discount education in favour of future plans to migrate | X | X | |||
| Causes depression in children | X | ||||
| Leads to infidelity, parental separation and family abandonment | X | X | X | X |