Istokwa: A case study of run-away adolescents based at the reception and action center
Date of Publication
1997
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Behavioral Sciences
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Abstract/Summary
This research study deals with run-away adolescents who are currently under the care of the Reception and Action Center. This study focuses on fifteen cases of adolescent run-aways and tries to study the common reasons of these adolescents for running-away from home. This research study analyzes the psychological, social, and economic factors that contribute to the adolescents' decision to run-away from home. Psychological factors such as low self-esteem and the need to assert one's independence are tackled in this study. Social factors such as peer pressure and the presence of a relationship with the opposite sex is also discussed in this research. The economic factors that were discussed in this research paper are: the need to escape from the family's financial difficulties and wanting to have economic control, for those who have experienced working already. The researchers also tried to assess the Reception and Action Center's programs for the run-away adolescents and how their programs work for the adolescents. The researchers made use of in-depth interviews with the adolescent respondents, non-participant observation process in observing the adolescents behaviors and key-informant interviews with two of the social officers working at the Reception and Action Center.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU07550
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
51 numb. leaves
Keywords
Runaway youth--Case studies; Inmates of institutions; Adolescents
Recommended Citation
Pena-Francia, C. M., Lumidao, M. M., & Sales, J. (1997). Istokwa: A case study of run-away adolescents based at the reception and action center. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16333