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Title
Nigerian children without families: A Case Study of an Orphanage in Plateau state |
Full text
http://dspace.unijos.edu.ng/handle/10485/1827 |
Date
1986 |
Author(s)
Anakwe, Augustina Izadi |
Abstract
In recent years, cages of child abandonment end abuse have been on the increase in Nigeria. Many of the unwanted children have been virtually deposited in motherless babies' homes in several parts of the country with no guiding ru1es on how these children should be cared for. The present study was carried out to evaluate not only the quality of care give /children in orphanages or motherless babies homes, but also to examine the degree of emotional stability alongside the physical and psychological development of children without families, living in orphanages. The study sample consisted of 30 children in a voluntary agency orphanage in Jos Metropolis, six staff members of the orphanage (including the matron) tee police officers, and four staff of the State Ministry of Social Welfare. A modified version of the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides No.3 on the child in institutional care, was used along with the researcher's direct observations carried out over several weeks at the orphanage. Some of the major findings include the following: 1) |
Subject(s)
No provision existed for any form of education for the children |
Language
en |
Publisher
University of Jos, Department of Educational Foundation |
Type of publication
Thesis or Dissertation |
Repository
Jos - University of Jos
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