Searching for a New Life: How Children Enter and Exit the Street in Indonesia

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dc.contributor.authorBentley-Taylor, Brenden
dc.contributor.supervisorArtz, Sibylle
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-08T22:27:12Z
dc.date.available2015-04-08T22:27:12Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-08
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Child and Youth Careen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study describes the reasons why street children in Jakarta, Indonesia choose to leave a life on the street and the steps that are taken to exit the street successfully. Also described are the street entry process, life on the street, street disengagement, life after the street, and the role of service providers. Nine key informants (six former street children and three workers who work with homeless children) participated in in-depth interviews that revealed that troubled family life is the most common cause of street entry, and while street life offers much freedom and excitement it is also the source of great danger to street children, and street disengagement often takes a number of attempts before a “successful” exit is fully negotiated. Forming trusting relationships with street- based outreach workers and attending NGOs that emphasize love and care were highly influential in aiding with street exit. Also key to a successful exit over time is the development of new skills and knowledge, as well as a positive sense of self and an identity that is not connected to street involvement.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0630en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0628en_US
dc.description.proquestemailbrendenrbtaylor@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5958
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectstreet childrenen_US
dc.subjectstreet entryen_US
dc.subjectlife on the streeten_US
dc.subjectstreet exiten_US
dc.subjectstreet disengagementen_US
dc.subjectstreet outreachen_US
dc.subjectservice providersen_US
dc.subjectIndonesiaen_US
dc.titleSearching for a New Life: How Children Enter and Exit the Street in Indonesiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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