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Ecological self-image and behaviours for children living on the streets of Harare

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  • Samson Mhizha
  • Justin Tandire
  • Tinashe Muromo
  • McDonald Matika

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The present study sought to explore the relationship between street childhood and adolescent ecological self-image. The research objectives were to investigate the nature of ecological self-image for street children and to determine the ecological behaviours for street children in Harare. A psycho-ethnographic research design was employed. The participants were 16 street-living adolescent children aged between 12 and 18 years and six key informants, all in Harare, Zimbabwe. A total of 22 participants took part in this study. Snowballing was used to recruit key informant interviewees, while purposive sampling was used to recruit participants for focus group discussions, in-depth interview, and participant and non-participant observations. Thematic content analysis was used for analysing the data. Data analysis revealed that the adolescent street children's ecological self-image is largely negative. These street children seemed to have estranged from their biological families to identify with the streets.

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  • Samson Mhizha & Justin Tandire & Tinashe Muromo & McDonald Matika, 2016. "Ecological self-image and behaviours for children living on the streets of Harare," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 39-52, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:33:y:2016:i:1:p:39-52
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2015.1113124
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