Does residential care system orphanizes children? Perceived pathways to self-adjustment following institutionalization in Rwanda

Epaphrodite Nsabimana, Eugène Rutembesa, Darius Gishoma, Jeannette Uwineza, Fabienne Fasseur, Maria Herczog and Chantal Martin-Soelch

Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 122, issue C

Abstract: This study aims to explore the pathways to self-adjustment following institutionalisation from the children’s perspectives. One focus group discussion was conducted with 37 institutionalised children aged 9 to 15 in each of 5 selected residential homes for children in Rwanda. Data analysis was based on abbreviated version of grounded theory methodology. Findings show that a child is more likely to adopt a “negative pathway” to rendering children orphans i.e. orphanization. Negative pathway subsumes destructive, pessimistic, and distrustful attributes to self-adjustment.

Keywords: Residential care; Orphanage; Self-adjustment; Child; Alternative care; Orphanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105870

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