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Abstract
• Research with 198 street children and young people aged 14-20 in three African countries over three years.
• Young people living and working on the street have been trained to be Research Assistants.
• The research uses the ‘capability approach’ as a framework to understand life growing up on the streets.
• The findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of life for young people and inform international policy and service planning.
• Young people living and working on the street have been trained to be Research Assistants.
• The research uses the ‘capability approach’ as a framework to understand life growing up on the streets.
• The findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of life for young people and inform international policy and service planning.
Original language | English |
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Type | Briefing Paper |
Media of output | Online |
Publisher | University of Dundee |
Number of pages | 4 |
Place of Publication | England |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Publication series
Name | Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers |
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Publisher | StreetInvest |
No. | 1 |
Keywords
- Street children
- Young people
- Capability approach
- International policy
- Service planning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
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Dive into the research topics of 'Research Principles and Conceptual Framework'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 2 Finished
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Growing Up on the Streets: Building Networks of Knowledge Exchange for Delivering Impact (Knowledge Exchange)
van Blerk, L. (Investigator)
1/02/15 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
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Growing Up on the Streets Research Project
van Blerk, L. (Investigator)
1/05/12 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
Research output
- 18 Other contribution
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Living on the Streets, Making Plans for the Future: Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities
Hunter, J., van Blerk, L. & Shand, W., 9 May 2022, 4 p. University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile130 Downloads (Pure) -
In the Shadow of a Pandemic: Harare's Street Youth Experience COVID-19
Hunter, J., van Blerk, L., Chitsiku, S., Maunzeni, V. & Shand, W., 1 Jul 2020, University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access -
Building Assets on the Streets: Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities
Hunter, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), van Blerk, L. & Shand, W., 19 Dec 2018, 4 p. University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile192 Downloads (Pure)