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Article: Chinese policy reaction to the problem of street children: An analysis from the perspective of street children

TitleChinese policy reaction to the problem of street children: An analysis from the perspective of street children
Authors
KeywordsChina
Closed-door policy
Protection and Education Centre
Street children
Issue Date2008
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth
Citation
Children And Youth Services Review, 2008, v. 30 n. 5, p. 575-584 How to Cite?
AbstractThe effectiveness of the government-managed Protection and Education Centre for Street Children program in China was examined based on a 7-month ethnographic study of street children in public streets and at the centre in Shanghai. The program's intermediate goals are to provide education and protection for street children, and its ultimate goal is to restore them back to their own families. However, this study shows that most of the street children disliked the high security of the centre and many had rejected going home. So they tended to keep away from the centre even though it could provide them with lodging and food. It is suggested that the policy for street children should be reviewed with consideration given to street children's family situations and the children's own thoughts and preferences. The programs at the Centre should be enriched and training of staff should be provided. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82205
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.064
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dc.contributor.authorLam, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Fen_HK
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dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationChildren And Youth Services Review, 2008, v. 30 n. 5, p. 575-584en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0190-7409en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of the government-managed Protection and Education Centre for Street Children program in China was examined based on a 7-month ethnographic study of street children in public streets and at the centre in Shanghai. The program's intermediate goals are to provide education and protection for street children, and its ultimate goal is to restore them back to their own families. However, this study shows that most of the street children disliked the high security of the centre and many had rejected going home. So they tended to keep away from the centre even though it could provide them with lodging and food. It is suggested that the policy for street children should be reviewed with consideration given to street children's family situations and the children's own thoughts and preferences. The programs at the Centre should be enriched and training of staff should be provided. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouthen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofChildren and Youth Services Reviewen_HK
dc.subjectChinaen_HK
dc.subjectClosed-door policyen_HK
dc.subjectProtection and Education Centreen_HK
dc.subjectStreet childrenen_HK
dc.titleChinese policy reaction to the problem of street children: An analysis from the perspective of street childrenen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.11.009en_HK
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