Street work and the perceptions of children

Perspectives from Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13005706
AutoresDaniel Gebretsadik (0000-0001-5032-5143, Dilla University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen7
Número1
Páginas29-37
Fecha de publicación2017-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2043610617694741
OpenAlexW2593386904
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas15

Based mainly on an in-depth and multifaceted qualitative study of 24 purposely selected street working children in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, this study attempts to shed light on children’s use of streets as places of work, survival, socialization, play, learning and growth. Children see street work as a source of livelihood, evidence of agency, informal schooling, sense of responsibility and sphere of socialization. The study also shows that the discourse that views street working children as ‘out of place’ and ‘outside childhood’ is concerned more with defending the values of the writers rather than defending the real interests of the children involved. Children’s responsibilities for themselves and towards their families not only force them to be found at ‘wrong places’ but it also obliges them to engage in ‘wrong careers’. Children not only want freedom and play but they also want responsibility and respect for what they do and who they are, and work can bring both

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