{"title":"Left-behind children in West Timor, Indonesia: a brief report","authors":"B. N. Bunga, Juliana Marlin Y Benu, I. Kiling","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2021.1956662","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The left-behind children issue is a common issue in developing countries, including Indonesia. This study explored conditions of left-behind children in West Timor, Indonesia using photovoice technique. Six children of migrated parents participated in this study. The results of the study identified two main themes, which are misdirected dreams and protective factors. Being left behind by their parents made children struggle economically and shifted their priority from education to having a job. Friends from school proved to be supportive and empowering to these children. Strengthening family-level economic and implementing school-based intervention can be keys to moving forward for left-behind children.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"17 1","pages":"55 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2021-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/17450128.2021.1956662","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2021.1956662","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"FAMILY STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The left-behind children issue is a common issue in developing countries, including Indonesia. This study explored conditions of left-behind children in West Timor, Indonesia using photovoice technique. Six children of migrated parents participated in this study. The results of the study identified two main themes, which are misdirected dreams and protective factors. Being left behind by their parents made children struggle economically and shifted their priority from education to having a job. Friends from school proved to be supportive and empowering to these children. Strengthening family-level economic and implementing school-based intervention can be keys to moving forward for left-behind children.
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Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies is an essential peer-reviewed journal analyzing psychological, sociological, health, gender, cultural, economic, and educational aspects of children and adolescents in developed and developing countries. This international publication forum provides a much-needed interdisciplinary focus on vulnerable children and youth at risk, specifically in relation to health and welfare issues, such as mental health, illness (including HIV/AIDS), disability, abuse, neglect, institutionalization, poverty, orphanhood, exploitation, war, famine, and disaster.
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