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"Philosophy of Education"

2009 year, number 3

AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESS CHILDREN: A SOCIO-PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS

T. A. Rubantzova, E. A. Krutko
Keywords: homelessness, neglected, unsupervised child; homeless children; family at risk; protection of child's rights and interests; prevention; early intervention; objective and subjective factors
Pages: 83-89

Abstract

The problem of neglected, unsupervised and homeless children is becoming acute in the modern society. A tendency of increase in the numbers of homeless children can be observed not only in developing countries but in highly industrialized countries too. The article presents a socio-philosophical analysis of this problem. It also highlights the difference in the definitions of «homeless» and «neglected, unsupervised», defines the origin of the problem. The article pays special attention to the increase of homeless and neglected children and suggests the ways to alleviate and finally eliminate this problem.