Desiree
Segura-April, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Children at Risk Winter
2005 Pasadena
Winter 2007 Pasadena
DESCRIPTION:
UNICEF estimates that
there are 100 million street children. Given the scale of the crisis, how can
Christians respond? This course will address the questions of who is a street
child and why children are living and working on the streets. Students will
gain a grasp of the key principles and basic tools needed to minister to street
children. Through the analysis of case studies, students will understand the
process of establishing an effective street children’s ministry. Students will
also grapple with the issue of how Christians can make an impact on such a
massive problem.
LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
· Knowledge of the critical issues facing
street children.
· Understand the key principles and basic tools
required for ministry to street children.
· Have a working strategic plan for the
establishment of a street children’s project in a specific context.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet
daily for a two-week intensive. Students will learn
via presentations/lectures, media
clips, discussion of reading materials, case study analysis, and small group
exercises.
REQUIRED READING: (Required reading in each text will be identified in
syllabus.) If
you have previously read any of the required texts, please select an
alternative text from the recommended reading list or a book approved by the
instructor.
Burch, Greg W. Community Children:
A Ministry of Hope and Restoration for the Street Dwelling Child. Colombia:
Latin America Mission (2005).
Ennew, Judith. Street and Working
Children: A Guide to Planning. Revised
and updated second edition. London: Save the Children, 2000.
International Catholic Child Bureau and UNESCO. Working with Street Children: Selected Case-Studies from Africa, Asia
& Latin America. Paris, France:UNESCO (1995).
Kilbourn, Phyllis, Ed. Street Children: A
Guide to Effective Ministry. Monrovia,
CA:MARC Publications (1997).
Mickelson,
Roslyn Arlin, Ed. Children on the Streets
of the Americas: Globalization, Homelessness and Education in the United
States, Brazil, and Cuba. New York: Routledge (2000).
Murray, Angela. Through the Eyes of a
Street Child. Monarch Publications (2006).
Sexton, Andy and Phyllis Kilbourn. Offering
Healing and Hope for Children in
Crisis, A Crisis Care Curriculum, Module 2: Street Children. Fort Mill,
SC:Crisis Care Training International (2006).
Course Reader.
RECOMMNEDED
READING:
Anderson, Jeff, Ed. Restoring
Children of the Streets: A Guide for Mobilizing an Equipping God’s People
Around the World. Mountlake Terrace, WA: Action International Ministries
(2001).
Butcher, Andy. Street Children.
UK:Authentic Lifestyle (2003, 1996).
Byrne, Iain, The Human Rights of Street
and Working Children: A Practical Manual for Advocates. London:Intermediate
Technology Publications (1998).
Hecht, Tobias. At Home in the Street: Street Children of Northeast Brazil.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (1998).
Kilbourn, Phyllis, Ed. Children in
Crisis: A New Commitment.
Monrovia, CA:MARC (1996).
Miles,
Glenn and Josephine-Joy Wright, Eds. Celebrating
Children: Equipping People Working with Children and Young People Living in
Difficult Circumstances Around the World. UK:Paternoster Press (2003).
Speakman, Danielle. Nothing but a Thief:
The Street and Her Children. Kent, UK: Sovereign World (2002).
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Four 4MAT reflection papers (1,000 words each) on required reading as
indicated in syllabus (Two of these papers will be due on the first day of
class).
2. An analysis of a case study (1500 words) that applies learning and tools.
3. A final project (3000-4000 words) researching one area of focus in ministry
with street children and outlining a strategic plan for the establishment of a
street children’s project in a specific context.
4. A reading log.
For ThM Students:
· An overall greater
analytical depth will be expected on all writing assignments.
· Read an additional
250 pages and submit one additional 4MAT reflection paper (1,000 words).
· An extended annotated
bibliography with the final research/integration paper.
PREREQUISITES: None, however,
prior completion of MD543 Mission to Children at Risk is strongly advised.
RELATION
TO THE CURRICULUM: Elective. Part of Children at Risk concentration.
FINAL EXAM: None.