The Potential Role of Civil Society in the Social Integration of Children Residing in Homes for Children without Parental Care
The Potential Role of Civil Society in the Social Integration of Children Residing in Homes for Children without Parental Care
Author(s): Galina Koleva, Dona Pickard, Slavka KarakushevaSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: children in special care; integration; deinstitutionalization; civil society.
Summary/Abstract: The article, based on results from an empirical study of problems and needs of children without parental care in the area of Sofia, aims to review the fundamental deficits of the state-organized special care for children in care institutions and to present the beneficial role of the civil sector for providing an important contribution to the process of emotional and educational growth and successful social integration of children in special care.
Journal: Социологически проблеми
- Issue Year: 46/2014
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 107-122
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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