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Item EXPLORING RISK FACTORS AND LIVING CONDITION OF STREET CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF ARBA MINCH TOWN, SNNPR(2019-11) ETETE KELIKLE YETEMEGNThe street children have been increasing at alarming rate and escalating problem in the world. The general objective of the study was to explore risk factors and living condition of children is living on the streets in Sikella sub-city of Arba Minch Town. To achieve the study objective, a qualitative research design was used to generate data both from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected through in-depth interviews of 20 street children. Collected data were analyzed, summarized, and interpreted using qualitative methods of data analysis. The study revealed that poverty, disagreement with stepmother/father, family divorce, peer pressure, being orphan and lack of alternative were the major push factors while peer pressure, glaring urban life (hope for a change), in search of money, better urban life, hope for better health, and education are the major pull factors. Lack of sufficient health care causes, malaria, and other transmitted diseases are some problems while the disparate feeling of fear, sexual abuse, use drug and alcohol, and fear of rape were the major psychological problems of the street children. It is recommended to offer children with life skill training, mentoring and provide with livelihood options while addressing the misconception towards street children.Item EXPLORING THE PARANTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAREEER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF YEKATIT 25/67 SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HOSSANA TOWN, HADIYA ZONE(HAWASSA UNIVERSITY, 2017-12) DESTA GOSHISOThe purpose of this study was to exploring the parental involvement in career choices of secondary school students: The case of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone. The descriptive explorative research design because it is appropriate to understand detail experience of study participants based on an individual’s subjective opinions, feelings, and beliefs about the parental involvement in the career choice of their children. The area of study was Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone in region of central Ethiopia. The target population of this study was 2942, from those 981 parents and 1961 students of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town. The sample size for the study was 22. Purposive sampling techniques was employed to select participants of study. The instruments of data collection in this study was interview and FGD. The study participants were parents and their children. The procedure of data collection by asking interview questions based on one to one and FGD.The data was analysis by qualitative approach based four theme related to basic research questions of the study through words in the form of narratives. This study finding from interview of parents and children FGD shown that parental involvement positively or negatively can determined career choices of their children and its success based on ways of their involvement. Parental involvement in the career choice of their children influenced by their internal and external factors such as their intrinsic wish about their children to have good things and environmental factors. The ways of almost parents provided support for their children in the career choice not considerable their children interests and talents. The study concluded that parental involvement had positive or negative consequences in the career choice of their children and its success based on ways of their involvements. Finally, the study suggested that parental involvement should be consider their children's talent and preference in them career choice rather than choosing career based their expectations about their children future profession. KEY terms of study,