Street children are habitually depicted in a purely negative manner, often described as indigent, penurious, and impecunious individuals who roam the streets in search of a livelihood. Many street children are denied basic human rights, including proper access to social and health services, the need for education, and protection against exploitation. Their world is demoralising, disheartening, disenchanting, and their future appears formidable and arduous as they are frequently rejected, scorned and despised by society. However, it's important to recognise that they are normal human beings who, due to challenging circumstances, find themselves homeless. Identifying a singular reason for their homelessness is complex. On the other hand, the majority of educators firmly believe that fostering inclusive education is obligatory. This review mainly focuses on analysing the strategies that can reform the lives of Street Children. This paper does not cast aspersions but seeks to ascertain whether some of these children can be rehabilitated through inclusive education. Inclusion entails all children studying in the same classrooms and being provided with learning opportunities to enhance their abilities. All the information was obtained through current studies, methodical review, and meta-analysis, supplemented by secondary sources from the internet spanning from September 2023 to January 2024. This non-empirical research employed careful investigation and analysis techniques, including text criticism, critical examination of biographical studies, and narrative analysis. Street children are often stigmatized, labelled, and discriminated against, which severely hinders the rehabilitation process. Although inclusion is a lifelong and challenging process, it is instructional and edifying, and it may potentially rehabilitate street children. This research reveals that rehabilitating street children is extremely complex and seemingly impossible. Nevertheless, some children may desire a different lifestyle, offering hope and optimism for rehabilitation efforts. Therefore, concrete, holistic, and meaningful efforts must be made to properly confront homelessness, affording these children ample care, protection, education, and opportunities for a better future. Government institutions, stakeholders, non-governmental organisations, and all individuals committed to the well-being of children should actively engage in meaningful and consistent dialogue to promote collaborative, effective, and sustainable support systems.
Author (s) Details
Gabriel Julien
Department of Educational Leadership and Management, Faculty
of Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Global Campus,
Trinidad and Tobago.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nicass/v3/5367
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