Life in a Cambodian Orphanage - A Childhood Journey for New Opportunities

Combining detailed observations of children's daily life in a Cambodian orphanage with follow-up interviews of the same children after they have grown and left, this book shows how orphanages can be configured to meet children's developmental needs, providing evidence that they are not always bleak sites of deprivation and despair.

List of contents

1 Introduction 
2 History of Orphanages in Cambodia 
3 Orphanage Tourism and the Anti-Orphanage-Tourism Campaign 
4 Methods
5 The Rhythms of Daily Life in the Orphanage 
6 The Orphanage Remembered: Milestones and Experiences 
7 Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead: Interpreting the COC Experience 
8 Discussion and Conclusions 
Acknowledgments
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index 

About the author

KATHIE CARPENTER is an associate professor of global studies at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Summary

Combines detailed observations of children's daily life in a Cambodian orphanage with follow-up interviews of the same children after they have grown and left the orphanage. Their thoughtful reflections show that the quality of care children receive is more important for their well-being than the site in which they receive it.

Product details

• Authors: Kathie Carpenter
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781978804852
• ISBN: 978-1-978804-85-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies; Rutgers Childhood Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research