Guidelines for the reintegration of children from the Bolivian eastern oncology institute into school

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to propose guidelines for the school reintegration of children of the Oncological Institute of the Bolivian East, which must resume school activities after prolonged periods of hospitalization, due to the respective treatment. The methodology used was that of Participatory Action Research, there were 8 participants of which 2 were interviewed and 6 formed the focus group to conduct on investigation on the research topics in perspective of producing collective information. It is, therefore, to collect, from the group's conceptions and experiences, attitudes, beliefs and meanings about the problem. These instruments, both the interviews and the focus group, allowed us to design the guidelines for school reintegration. At the beginning of the investigation, it was intended to develop a program for the school reintegration of these children, however, due to the characteristics of the action research during the procedure, it was found that it could be very concrete to respond to the problem in general. Therefore, we came up with the proposal of some guidelines that in the future will be of great contribution in the elaboration of specific and personalized programs for these children.