Quality of Life of Sri Lankan Children: Participatory Action Research to Address the Governance Issues of Voluntary Children’s Homes

Eshantha Ariyadasa; Janet McIntyre-Mills

doi:10.1007/s11213-014-9339-7

Quality of Life of Sri Lankan Children: Participatory Action Research to Address the Governance Issues of Voluntary Children’s Homes

Eshantha Ariyadasa, Janet McIntyre-Mills

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Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of human rights of vulnerable children in Sri Lanka in the wake of the civil war, global climatic change and economic recession. The research is based on participatory action research and includes a survey on the policy environments and governance practices guiding the delivery of services in children’s homes. It makes a case in a two part paper that the rights of children have not, as yet, been implemented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	453-478
Number of pages	26
Journal	Systemic Practice and Action Research
Volume	28
Issue number	5
Early online date	2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-014-9339-7
Publication status	Published - Oct 2015

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Governance practices
Participatory action research
Policy environments
Voluntary children’s homes

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