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which means children there, are stabilised behaviourally and disoriented from street life culture. Most children attended formal schools nearby. Three shelters were affiliated to other NGOs working with children not necessary children who live and/or work 0 the streets. The other shelter was managed by an NGO whose role was working with children living and working on the streets. 3.5.2. Sample B. Managers or Directors The title of manager/director was interchangeably applied without shelters attaching significance to the technical and professional meaning by the shelter, as the case would be in the corporate business world. The titles carry no other value other than that the manager or director is a leader or the one who makes sure that a shelter is functioning normally, and that the programs are adhered to daily. Shelter managers or directors hold the key of success or failure in their organisations. They keep records and administer all the operations of the shelters. In this regard, due consideration was given to the role manager or directors play and consequently they were interviewed with the aim of deriving information concerning their views and experiences regarding: A. The physical structure and/organisation of the shelter, the management structures, staff, children, and any volunteers B. The capacity of the shelter C. Goals and objectives of the shelter/organisation D. Shelter finances E. Shelter networking F. Shelter activities 3.5.3. Sample C. Shelter Staff Shelters staffs are the backbone of the whole operation of the shelter. Their role is very significant because they are the ones who not only interact with the residents, but handle the details of programs implementation. They were interviewed in focus groups in each of the shelters. The criteria for selecting the participants was based on; (a) education, in order to make sure that all levels that staff had achieved in education or luck of it, were included; (b) years of service in the shelter, to make sure that a broad spectrum of staff working experience in the shelter was represented; (c) permanent or voluntary basis, to ensure that a range of views and experiences was presented; (d) skills, or lack of skill, to make sure that all levels of staff roles in the shelter were 39
epresented. The study focused on the number of participants in the focus groups, rather than the total number of staff employed in the shelters because staff varied and shelter's total staff employees was based on the number of residents in the shelter. To elucidate the views and experiences shelters staffs regarding shelter's services and programs of intervention and intervention, discussions focused of the following themes: A. Demographical information from all the participants B. Information regarding the shelter/organization and management D. Perceptions of children living and/or working on the streets E. Recruitment and training F. Morale and commitment 3.5.4 Sample D. Shelter Residents The main concern and emphasis of all the shelters or homes is the well being of the children living and/or working on the streets. They are the recipients of the shelter services, their participation and perceptions of the services is paramount to guarantee the progress and survival of the organization. For this reason, they too were included in the focus group discussions. The criteria for selecting participants was; (A) Age (both lower and upper age limit were included); (B) educational background (both those attending school and those who were not were included); (C) Length of stay in the shelter those who had stayed long and new arrivals were included. This criterion was to ensure that a broad spectrum of children's views and experiences was presented and represented. Their views on how shelter's services contributed to their needs, and as a result facilitated the physical, emotional and mental development, further how they experienced the interaction between managerial leadership, staff and programs of intervention/reintegration. Consequently, the discussions focused on the following themes: A. Demographical information B. Developmental needs both physical and mental of the children C. Health and well-being D. Education and learning E. Shelter routine and discipline F. Social and recreational activities 40
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The challenges of children living a
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differed greatly from the feelings
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een on the streets for a very long
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from the overseas. Some of the loca
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programs to communities and familie
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explained, was their priority. It i
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streets, consequently, shelters int
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perspectives, understanding, and ca
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understand such discourses. Through
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6.1.3 Conclusions Regarding Researc
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and appreciation that the children
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Shelters could endeavour to reinfor
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The effort is to move the children
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macroeconomic factors, the local mi
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3.1.5. Does the shelter have any re
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4. Social and Recreation 4.1. How a
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Follow-up questions What are the sh
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APPENDIX 3 FOCUS GROUPS CHILDREN Pl
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6. Shelter routine and Discipline:
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