Ecuadorian Children: an Investigation Into the Effects Frequenting the Street Has on the Children of Cuenca, Ecuador.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects frequenting the street had on the social-emotional development of children in Cuenca, Ecuador. While the study sought to discover who these children were, it primarily observed the levels of trust these children felt in the various contexts of their lives, their level of safety, where they saw themselves in the future, what made a place feel like a home, their sense of self-esteem, and how they saw themselves contributing to their future. The research instrument used in this study was a modified youth questionnaire previously developed by Tyler and Tyler (1991) in a study with street children/youth in Bogóta, Colombia. The results are presented in 11 case studies of children who ranged in age between 7 and 12 years.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• McBride, Rachel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Glover, Rebecca
• Landreth, Garry L.
• Robles-Goodwin, Patsy J.

• Street children -- Ecuador -- Cuenca -- Psychology.
• Ecuador
• children
• street children
• trust
• self-esteem

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• McBride, Rachel
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 54446831
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4408/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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