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ERIC ED404023: Quality of Life and Child Development. Working Paper...
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In Latin America and the Caribbean, poverty is not merely
a problem of marginalized communities. It is the
situation in which 240 million people--50 percent of the
population--are living. This report describes research
undertaken by the Quality of Life Project, which aims to
improve the situation of children in these disadvantaged
communities. The report begins with a discussion of the
economic situation in these areas and the response to it
by government and the people struggling with it. The
report then moves into an explanation of the project's
perspective on two main themes: quality of life and child
development. In both areas the report stresses the
importance of understanding specific, interrelated social
contexts. The report then describes six studies carried
out by the project. The first investigated the perception
that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have of the
world in which they live (based on 12 fundamental
concepts such as goodness, money, death, and friendship);
the second study investigated the development of
perspective-taking. The third study examined empathy and
prosocial behavior, while the fourth attempted to
determine the perceptions these children have of
themselves. The last two studies examined the family's
and the community's roles in offering these children
protection from their harsh environment. The report
concludes with a discussion of doubts and concerns
stemming from the research. (EV)
Date Published: 2015-12-19 17:08:58
Identifier: ERIC_ED404023
Item Size: 35630981
Language: english
Media Type: texts
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