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Underwood, Charles; Welsh Mahmood, Mara; Pranzetti, Dirce M. F.; Toloza O. Costa, Maria Cecilia – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2017
This article presents a case study of a child who attended Projeto Clicar, an extended education program designed for the social and educational development of children living on the streets of São Paulo, Brasil. We discuss how his discovery of the existence of dinosaurs unleashed a sustained artistic output at Projeto Clicar. We document the…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Homeless People, Foreign Countries
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Diversi, Marcelo; Moraes filho, Ney; Morelli, Margareth – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Notes that Brazilian street children are socially branded as criminals, limiting their opportunities to improve themselves and believe they can change their lives for the better. Draws on interviews with street children to provide a true picture of daily struggles and demonstrates ability and creativity in many situations. (LBT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Labor, Children
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Hutz, Claudio S.; Koller, Silvia H. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Draws on research with Brazilian street children to present methodological and ethical challenges inherent in research with street children; provides suggestions for overcoming these challenges. Issues of concern include the following: definition and sampling, and lack of clarity in these areas; measurement aspects, including surveys,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Definitions