A Street Children Dilemma: Between a Student and a Breadwinner

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10.2991/icss-18.2018.65How to use a DOI?

Keywords

street children; psychosocial; cognitive dissonance theory

Abstract

The study investigated psychological factors of street children in opting for study or work. A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted to demonstrate the process of determining to stay in one or to survive both environments, taking into consideration: initial motives, internal conflicts, justifications, and final decisions. Data were collected from semi structured interviews using purposive samplings. Results indicated that inadequacy of financial support, poor family planning, child economic value, lack of role models, and incapability of children upbringing played a significant role in the process of making the call. Efforts to overcome this persisting phenomenon may be worthwhile examined in the future. For policymakers in particular, this study serves as a basis to formulate strategic policies that aim at street children betterment. At the grassroot level, fully understanding the phenomenon of street children helps them design various activities to keep them away from streets and provide compulsory education.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Ms Tsuroyya
AU  - Damajanti Kusuma Dewi
AU  - Putri Aisyiyah Rachma Dewi
PY  - 2018/10
DA  - 2018/10
TI  - A Street Children Dilemma: Between a Student and a Breadwinner
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 324
SN  - 2352-5398
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