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NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER

NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER. David Macarov. NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER. Children's rights/Children's well-being Survival/Quality of life Well-being in the present/Investment in the future Citizen-workers of the future Do these emphases result in differences in adult life?.

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NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER

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  1. NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER David Macarov

  2. NO ANSWER IS ALSO AN ANSWER • Children's rights/Children's well-being • Survival/Quality of life • Well-being in the present/Investment in the future • Citizen-workers of the future • Do these emphases result in differences in adult life?

  3. Do institutionalized children differ from others as adults? The belief: "Children who grow up in families…develop better social skills and are psychologically better adjusted than those who grow up in institutions“ "The goal is to make each…home feel like a family.“ “Orphan children have the best opportunity for development within a family” "The worst mother is better than the best institution.“ "Those terms that everyone supports, since no one can dare to be seen to contest it."

  4. The results It is estimated that there are 143 million orphans in the world -- 88 million in Asia and 43 million in sub-Sahara AFRICA. 1,200,000 orphans in Rwanda alone. The number is growing. The "small family-like group" care means: 80-100 orphans in the largest of the present settings. SOS-Kinderhof = 60,000 worldwide Rwanda project: "150 children in ten-children homes."

  5. Do institutionalized children differ from others as adults? Empirical evidence None Zilch Ephes Nada Gornisht Zero Nul Ten years of child-care professional journals. Publications of 56 international organizations. Follow up studies: one year, three years, four years. "The lack of information on the long-term adaptation of children post out-of-home care is particularly striking.“ McKenzie: Follow up of formerly institutionalized adults for two nine-year periods: "The orphanage alumni have outpaced their age counterparts in the general population on a substantial majority of the social and economic measures covered in the study"

  6. Experiential evidence Kibbutz children Aliyat HaNoar Children's Villages British Boarding Schools Makerenko Korczak

  7. THE PRESSING NEED FOR RESEARCH ON THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHILD INSTITUTIONALIZATION What indicators should be examined?

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