Essays about: "former street children"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words former street children.
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1. Problems and Solutions when Dealing with Street Children : A qualitative study based on experiences from Social Workers' in Bloemfontein, South Africa
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för beteendevetenskap och socialt arbeteAbstract : Based on qualitative interviews with social workers is the aim with this study to examine a social worker's perspective concerning their work and development with street children in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The interviews were analyzed thematically focusing on how social workers describe the problems and their work/strategies with street children. READ MORE
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2. Leaving street life : How can centres assist street children in leaving the street life?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This is qualitative study about Kenyan street children. The aim of this study is to get a better understanding of the pull and push factors towards the street and towards rehabilitation centres. READ MORE
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3. Once a Lion – Never a cat? A minor field study of former street children’s experiences of stigma and sustainable resettlement methods in Kampala, Uganda
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : Research has shown that street children are exposed to discrediting and stigmatizing treatment, but what happens after the child has left the street? Does the discrediting treatment belong to street life or is the stigma a taint forever to be held? Once a street child, always a street child? – Once a lion, never a cat? From a first-hand perspective the issue of stigma among former street children has here been studied as well as how this may affect their way of living. In addition, as experts of the matter, the former street children have identified key-factors which makes the resettlement work of street children more sustainable. READ MORE
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4. The Street Child's Process to Leave the Streets of Lima, Peru
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialhögskolanAbstract : This study is based on a field study conducted in Lima, Peru. The field study was financed by the MFS (Minor field study) scholarship of SIDA. My intention was to illuminate the street child’s process, as an actor in interaction with its surrounding environmental systems, to leave the streets of Lima, Peru. READ MORE
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5. Preventive Work Among Youth at Risk in Tegucigalpa - Subjective Experiences of Institutional Care
University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPIAbstract : This study aims to explore how secondary prevention carried out at a Honduran institution for youth at risk is experienced by its professional workers and former residents. This qualitative research is based on ethnographic approaches conducted at Hogar de Niños Renacer, Tegucigalpa, which is a facility for institutional care of youth at risk. READ MORE
