01860nas a2200145   4500008004100000022001400041245012800055210006900183300001200252490000700264520127600271100002101547700001901568856012701587       2022                        eng d  a2300-168200aThe Impact of Parents’ Work Migration on the Social, Communication and Educational Experiences of Left-Behind Adolescents0 aImpact of Parents Work Migration on the Social Communication and  a101-1170 v113 a<p>Parental work migration can pose important risks for adolescents, such as joining inappropri-ate peer-groups, poor results in education or school drop-out. It can also facilitate positive changes in young people&rsquo;s behaviour, as many become aware of the sacrifices their parents make to provide them with a better lifestyle and education and behave responsibly in return. Given that the literature highlights both negative and positive transformations related to par-ents&rsquo; migration, our aim is to address the impact of migration on adolescents left behind in ru-ral Romania from their own perspective. We focus on teenagers&rsquo; experiences of separation from their mother, father or both, in different situations (family life, communication and rela-tionships, caring and concern for others, school achievements, future migration plans). Young people&rsquo;s agency &ndash; their capacity to self-educate and organise themselves to perform well at school and in everyday activities following parental migration &ndash; is less studied in Romania. Thus, in addition to making the reality of these adolescents better known, our approach pro-vides information that can be turned into policy solutions aimed at improving their life quality.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>1 aUdrea, Georgiana1 aGuiu, Gabriela  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/impact-parents-work-migration-social-communication-and-educational-experiences-left-behind