Street Children
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NAME OF CANDIDATE:
CENTER #:
CANDIDATE #:
TERITORY: JAMAICA
YEAR: 2013
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Street children in my community
❖ What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets?
❖ What are the measures that can be taken to get them into homes/places of safety?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets?
2. What are the effects of living on the streets affects these children?
3. What are the measures that can be taken to get street children off the streets?
METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
The method of investigation chosen is the questionnaire. The questionnaire as chosen as a tool for collecting information because of a number of advantages they are:
1. It requires less time to be completed.
2. It is highly confidential since no name is required.
3. It can be done base on the person’s schedule.
REASON FOR SELECTING AREA OF RESEARCH
The area in which the research will be done is the down town area. The reason for selecting this particular area is as a result of the high rate of street children on the streets of down town. It was observed that these children have been on the street on several occasions. I want to explore the causes and effects of their phenomena.
PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION
In the area of Down Town Kingston there are thousands of different streets. Some of which are more crowded with street children than others. There was a minimum of 1 street children present on these streets
NAME OF CANDIDATE:
CENTER #:
CANDIDATE #:
TERITORY: JAMAICA
YEAR: 2013
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Street children in my community
❖ What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets?
❖ What are the measures that can be taken to get them into homes/places of safety?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the factors that influence children to live on the streets?
2. What are the effects of living on the streets affects these children?
3. What are the measures that can be taken to get street children off the streets?
METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
The method of investigation chosen is the questionnaire. The questionnaire as chosen as a tool for collecting information because of a number of advantages they are:
1. It requires less time to be completed.
2. It is highly confidential since no name is required.
3. It can be done base on the person’s schedule.
REASON FOR SELECTING AREA OF RESEARCH
The area in which the research will be done is the down town area. The reason for selecting this particular area is as a result of the high rate of street children on the streets of down town. It was observed that these children have been on the street on several occasions. I want to explore the causes and effects of their phenomena.
PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION
In the area of Down Town Kingston there are thousands of different streets. Some of which are more crowded with street children than others. There was a minimum of 1 street children present on these streets
Bibliography: Agnelli (1986), Street Children- A growing urban tragedy - Report for the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues Boyce-Reid, k. (1993) A Report on Street Children Projects http://gvnet.com/streetchildren/Jamaica.htm David Dunkley(1999) :Street Children- effects of urbanization -----------------------