title: Transitional education for child laborers. A review of residential bridge camps for mainstreaming ex-child laborers into the formal education system.
abstract: Residential bridge camps provide intensive education in residential settings with the aim of preparing hard-core child laborers to be integrated in mainstream schools. The author reviews the extent to which residential bridge camps are effective interventions for integrating former child laborers into the mainstream schools at age appropriate levels. The research was based on a thorough review of secondary data, with 786 abstracts being screened. Given the methodological limitations of the studies, the only reliable inferences the author can advance through this review are on the aspects that appear to be promising, but which require further research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania. mpantea@socasis.ubbcluj.ro
authors.forename: Maria-Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pantea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D012114:Residential Treatment