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4. Social and Recreation 4.1. How are children involved with planning and decision making of the shelter? 4.2. How would you describe the relationship between staff and the children? 4.3. How does the shelter monitor children's progress? 4.4. What areas would you feel that needs some improvements? 5. Reintegration. 5.1. What programs does the shelter have? 5.2. How does the shelter identify the needs of a child? And are the shelter's services and programs meeting those needs? 5.4. How are these services provided? 5.5 What is the average period for a child's re-integration into society? 5.6. How do the programs cater for the child's developmental objectives? 5.7. How would you describe the shelter's philosophical base for the development of intervention strategies I want to thank you very much for according some of your valuable time and effort and participating in this exercise, I greatly appreciate your insight and input. All the information will be confidentially treated. 133
APPENDIX 2. FOCUS GROUPS STAFF Please fill in this questionnaire, the information will be treated confidentially. 1. Social and Demographic Information Name Age . Marital status: Single, Married, Divorced, Widowed. (Please circle the appropriate) Do you have children (YES/NO) Ages 1 . 2 .. 3 .. Level of education . Professional skills . Name of the shelter . Date . PREAMBLE I would like us to discuss a number of topics relating to your work here in the shelter. There are no rights or wrong answers and no one should feel intimidated, feel free to say and talk without any hesitation both positive and negative aspects of your work. Everything you say will be kept confidential. The Shelter/Organization. 2.1. What would say are the main reasons, which made you get involved with the shelter/organization for children living and/or working on the streets? Follow-up questions 1. Is it employment? 2. Is it your passion for children in particular children living and/or working on the streets? Why particular this shelter and not any other? Is this your first time to work with children living and/or working on the streets? 2.2. Tell me about the Goals and Objectives of the shelter/organization 134
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A Study of Shelters for Street Chil
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I extend my sincer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 0 NE 1 IN
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LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Showing the
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children's homes. In 1996 the Europ
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specifically in its policies (http:
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Hosken, (2004) in an article titled
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1.5 The Purpose and Objective of th
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names of the shelters have been ren
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1.8.2 Organizationalll1eory Shelter
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Chapter Four: Data analysis. The ch
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communities posing enormous challen
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To perceive human social reality as
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Shelter's intervention/reintegratio
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2.4 Definitions The focus of the re
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enforcement officers, outreach work
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3.1 Introduction CHAPTER THREE RESE
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given to the demands of shelter pro
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views and perceptions over the topi
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3.4 The Researcher in Qualitative I
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which means children there, are sta
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paid to the recording devices. The
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esearchers need to agree or disagre
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• Staff morale was high when moti
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3.11 Ethical Considerations Babbie
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4.1 Introduction CHAPTER FOUR OATA
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4.2. Shelters Services and Programs
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children with their families where
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y the shelter's philosophy, goals,
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4.2.5 Shelter Routine and Regulatio
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4.2.6 Policy on Visitors The four s
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children played; this was done depe
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living and/or working on the street
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4.3.1 Structure and physical locati
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Apart from management of shelters,
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Regarding transparency, accountabil
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Staff expressed that children shoul
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was immediately reassuring to child
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will to choose whether to or not li
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Sangoma (traditional doctor) and I
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Look at this shelter look at the do
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Page 128 and 129: REFERENCES Acker, A. (1986). Childr
Page 130 and 131: Brown, D. C. (1996). 'Why ask why:
Page 132 and 133: Gronbjen, K. A. (1992). Nonprofit H
Page 134 and 135: Mills C. W. (1971). The Sociologica
Page 136 and 137: Swart, J. (1987). 'Street Children:
Page 138 and 139: Street children in http://allafrica
Page 140 and 141: 3.1.5. Does the shelter have any re
Page 144 and 145: Follow-up questions What are the sh
Page 146 and 147: APPENDIX 3 FOCUS GROUPS CHILDREN Pl
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