Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

ADOLESCENTS AND RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Sandra Joseph

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A challenging action-research study titled, ‘Continuing Education for Disadvantaged Adolescents in Chennai City’, a community intervention project for adolescents residing in an urban fishing community was carried out between 2016-2018. Identifying needs of disadvantaged adolescents is a complex interplay of socio-politico and cultural institutions and structures in a given location. Challenges confronting adolescents are hidden behind other urban social evil and have not been duly recognized as pertinent to their development. It is important to understand that the adolescent stage of life is crucial and that adolescents too have an equal right to live in dignity and in a proactive environment. The study explores social meanings and contexts of disadvantaged adolescents and their environments. It analyses the dilemmas of adolescents residing in an urban developing area along the shoreline of the Marina beach, Chennai. It depicts everyday experiences of out-of-school adolescents and its impact on their aspirations for a better life. Using qualitative research methods, the study uses life trajectories to collect data. The study finds that most of their lived experiences act as impediments to their personal growth and development. The study offers a model that enables the adolescents express their needs and identifies that alternative skills training is a possible answer to their current needs. It covers a gamut of needs, the main focus however being on education; training and capacity building that leads to holistic development. The research is intervention-based and hopes to serve as a guide of informed strategies and as a model for working towards creating meaningful ‘space’ for continuing education for adolescents.

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ADOLESCENTS AND RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, Dr. Sandra Joseph GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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