Environmental Changes
While there are typical environmental changes that may affect any child's educational performance such as divorce, and relocation, there are some that are systemic with military children. Relocation is frequent and parents may be deployed from home.
A study was done focusing on parental absences during the time of the military deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan within the 2002 to 2005 time period. The study reports the adverse effects of deployment especially with long deployments or deployments that occur during the month of academic testing. Effects can continue and can be detrimental for children's academic achievements.
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