Methodological Implications of Contextual Diversity in Research on Street Children

Lewis Aptekar
San Jose State University

Paola Heinonen
International Gender Studies Center
University of Oxford

Citation: Aptekar, Lewis and Paola Heinonen. “Methodological Implications of Contextual Diversity in Research on Street Children.” Children, Youth and Environments 13(1), Spring 2003. Retrieved [date] from http://colorado.edu/journals/cye.

Abstract

This paper draws on findings from research conducted by the authors in Nairobi, Kenya; Cali, Colombia; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to suggest the significance that the diversity of street children has for research. It considers implications of this heterogeneity for sampling and data collection, while advising caution in taking the validity of studies of street children at face value.

Keywords: street children; research methods; diversity