Abstract
This chapter aims to present a selective review that can be used to identify some contradictions about street life; once recognized, this knowledge may be used to inform interventions and social policy initiatives. We begin by defining street children and adolescents; examining evidence of vulnerability and resilience in research on the daily lives of street-involved youth; discussing methodological and ethical challenges to advancing understanding of this population; and examining how research with street-involved youth can be used to advance local and global practice and policy. Our aim is to present literature from around the globe, but our discussion is informed by-and draws on-our long-standing program of research and practice in Brazil.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 260-279 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190847142 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780190847128 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 22 2018 |
Keywords
- At-risk youth
- Development
- Intervention
- Methods
- Research ethics
- Resilience
- Social policy
- Street children
- Street life
- Vulnerability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology