How the Social Context of Five Former Namibian Street Boys has Conditioned their Experience with Schooling

  • Sigbjørn Solli Ljung
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Abstract

This chapter explores five former street boys’ lived experiences with and understanding of schooling. The choices they make as well as their family members, others in their social network, and Namibia’s national policies on education are central aspects to consider.

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Learning Culture Vulnerable Child Street Child Male Youth Difficult Circumstance 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sigbjørn Solli Ljung
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  1. 1.UNICEFGenevaSwitzerland

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