The Challenges Facing Children Reunified With Their Families From an Orphanage in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14896100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kwabena Frimpong-Manso (0000-0002-6699-6416, Department of Social Work University of Ghana Legon Ghana, corresponding author), Abraham Gyimah Bugyei (Sustainable Empowerment and Development Consult Legon Ghana) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 363-376 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/chso.12314 |
| OpenAlex | W2903948504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 46 |
This qualitative case study explores the challenges facing children reunified with their families from an orphanage in Ghana. Eight children, their biological families, and two social workers participated in semi‐structured interviews and shared their experiences and views. The study found that challenges facing the children include educational issues, poor living conditions and social isolation within their communities. The factors causing the challenges included the financial difficulties facing caregivers due to the lack of support, limited preparation for the children and their families for the reunification and the children's limited participation in the decisions concerning such reunification
Criminology · Economic growth · Family reunification · Isolation (microbiology · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social isolation · Social science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Migration, Health and Trauma · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |