تسول الأطفال في الأردن : دراسة ميدانية على مركز رعاية و تأهيل المتسولين-مأدبا

Abstract EN

This study aims to investigate the social and economic characteristics of child beggars, the reasons of begging from children own perspective, and reasons related to community and family.

60 juveniles, who have been selected from Rehabilitation and Welfare Center (Ministry of Social Development in Jordan) between the periods from 5 Dec 2016 to 29 Jan 2017, were surveyed.

The researcher relies on quantitative methods.

The data were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and T- test was applied to show statistical differences between the mean and the implications of the variables, and the use of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).

From his/her own perspective, child mainly ascribes begging to buy his/her needs, and no sufficient money.

Additionally, the parents don`t entertain them as well as they don`t mind child begging.

The study shows that one of the main reasons for begging is that family doesn`t respond to children`s physical and moral needs, no sustenance resource provided by any family member, no job opportunity for the father, and parents award child when begging if he/she gather more money.

The release of child by less foster care, the penitentiary penalty which is not deterred, the jack up prices, the absent of post release program and the lack of activities and programs helpful to stop begging, are reasons related to community according to child`s perspective.

Furthermore, the result shows statistical differences in the reasons related child begging ascribes to father`s job variance and level of parent`s education, which is in favor of child himself who have parents can read and write.