Augmenting the lives of street children through life enrichment education (LEE)
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2011
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Indeed by emphasizing the debilitating aspects of street life, most studies have brought street children to
prominence as “a category of children whose life circumstances place them at physical and psychosocial risk"
(Veale et ai.. 2000). It was in this context, the study entifed “Augmenting the lives of street children through Life
Enrichment Education (LEE)” was undertaken with a mam objective of enhancing the selected street children's
overall development by imparting LEE to gain insight into selected physical, psycliosocial and vocational aspects.
This research conducted in Coimbatore city, TamilNadu, India comprised of 66 boys and 52 girls residing in
rehabilitation homes. An interview schedule was framed to secure adequate information on their knowledge base in
reference to physical and psycho-social aspects before and after imparting LEE. The data collected was
systematically computed and subjected to systematical analysis. The substantial leap of the awareness percentage
and the 'f value signitlcam at 1 percent level with regard to the selected aspects of physical dimension (physical
health care, substance use and reproductive health care), psycho-social dimension (communication and listening
skill, assertive behaviour, emotional health and moral behaviour) and vocational dimension unmistakably designate
that the LEE programme had made a better headway In tlie minds of the selected street children. Promotion and
protection of street children's life is dependent on education, health and altitudinal changes in behaviour and
confidence to lead an independent life. Hence the society is responsible to frame suitable strategies tn mould their
livelihood, which can be made possible with LEE as it brings forth altitudinal changes, behaviour modification and
desirable health practices.