The article investigated educational challenges of Nigerian children raised in an unusual family context, the skipped generation households (SGHs). Specifically, it determined the proportion of school-age children in SGHs enrolled in schools and investigated children’s perception of the effect of SGHs on their education. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Data were collected from 2144 indexed children from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria. The results showed that 88.2% of children in SGHs were enrolled in schools, and that significant regional variations existed in school attendance by the children. Specific educational challenges of the children in SGHs included having to do assignment alone, not getting enough time to study, difficulty in paying school fees, and late coming to school. The article brought to the fore the need for government to improve the welfare of children raised in SGHs in order to mitigate the educational challenges confronting them.

这篇文章调查了在不同寻常的家庭环境中长大的尼日利亚儿童的教育挑战，即跨代家庭 (SGHs)。具体而言，它确定了在 SGH 入学的学龄儿童的比例，并调查了儿童对 SGH 对其教育影响的看法。该研究采用了描述性调查设计。数据来自尼日利亚三个主要种族的 2144 名索引儿童。结果显示，88.2% 的 SGH 儿童就读于学校，儿童入学率存在显着的地区差异。SGH 儿童面临的具体教育挑战包括必须独自完成作业、没有足够的时间学习、难以支付学费以及迟到。