Experiencia de vida de los jóvenes adultos egresados por mayoría de edad de la modalidad de acogimiento institucional. Casos de dos ONG’s de la región Costa del Ecuador.

Abstract

The investigation detailed here is related to the life experiences of young individuals who were, for a period of time during their childhood and adolescence stages, in a foster care institution in the Costa region of Ecuador. These groups of people later graduated from them when they met coming of age and these experiences are narrated by them. The theory of Psychosocial Development proposed by Erik Erikson is taken as a guide for research. The focus of qualitative research and the results are obtained through the analysis of the results in confrontation with the selected theory. Among the main findings of the research, there are factors associated with the development of the autonomous life of the subjects who graduate from these institution. Examples include family, social support networks in general and vocational training, and preparation. This arrangement of young people for the autonomous life, which institutions must fulfill as a requisite as well as the orientation that characterizes the foster care institutions. These factors form the fulfillment of the development tasks proposed by the selected author and in the same way condition their socioeconomic situation during their independent life.