Venkatacbalam, R.(Professor)Dejene, Lukas2018-07-102023-11-182018-07-102023-11-182007-04http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/7487The main. focus of this study has been to (uu:1 out and describe the determinants, effects, and implications of child begging. In this regarct efforts have been. made to assess the psychologicaL social and economic aspects of child begging as they are observed in two sub-city administrative areas of Addis Ababa, namely -Arada and Addis Ketema"'. The time frame (or this study is between Odo1?er 2006 and June 2007. Fieldwork was carried out (rom December 1 to December 30, 2006.. The research has investigated the situations of those children engaged in begging, , taking a sample of 60 individuals, out o(which 30 are (emales. and the remaining 30 being males. Both fema1e and mille child beggars considered in the survey are under the age of 18. , • Apart from survey, qualitative data have been gathereiL involving a number of professionals and para-professionals Working for a law-enforcing agency of the government like the police as well as those working in the areas closely related to children.. Extensive qualitative data were obtained from 11 other individuals in order to supplement the survey fim;lin{Js. The findings from quantitative and quaIilative dala have revealed that. there are many pushing and .pulling factors thilt promote the practice of child begging among children under the age o( 1 B. who are supposed to be under the close guidance and protection of their parents or guardians.. Although begging among adults can be taken as a common practice in both developed and developing societies, evidences have shown that the problem of child begging is closely associ.aled with the socially as well as economically disorganized families and communities in the developing world. Therefore. Bhiopia in general and Addis Ababa in particular could not escape from the undesirable (acets of child begging. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher hils (orwarded some , . recommendations as to the responses expected from parenl~ communities. NGOs, and the govern.ment in order to tackle {he problem of child beggingenEducationThesis