Impact of Child Labor on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Kamuli District: A Case Study of Kamuli Progressive Secondary School
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2017-08
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Kampala International University, school of Arts with education
Abstract
The study established the impact of child labor on academic performance of students in
Secondary Schools at Kamuli progressive Secondary School, Kamuli district. The study was
done basing on three objectives which were to: determine the forms of child labor at Kamuli
progressive Secondary school, Kamuli District, examine the effects of child labor on
academic performance at Kamuli progressive Secondary school, Karnuli District, seek
suggestions on ways of minimizing child labour at Kamuli progressive Secondary school,
Kamuli District. The research design was cross sectional and descriptive study which used
qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study population comprised of 125 respondents of
which 109 was the sample size. Purpose, stratified and random sampling design were used
to collect information and both questionnaire, survey and interview data research tools were
employed. Quantitative and qualitative methods, in-depth interviews were conducted and
questionnaires were also administered to some respondents who could not read and interpret
the question and the respondents from Kamuli progressive secondary School filled the
questionnaires. The study findings showed that child labour forms impact negatively on
student academic performance at Kamuli Progressive Secondary School according to the
analysis made, child labor has got a number of effects both positive and negative on academic
performance at Kamuli Preparatory Secondary School and also that there are suggestions on
ways of minimizing child labor at Kamuli progressive Secondary school, Kamuli District.
The study recommends that the children should be sensitized about the importance of educating
and need for them to learn other than getting involved in child labor since this would mean a
bright future for the children, the school management should encourage both the parents to
send their children to school since this eventually would reduce poverty in their homes when
their children have received education, Parents should be sensitized on the importance of
education their children rather than using them to supplement to family income hence this
should give parents the courage to face challenge and overcoming them without stopping their
children from going to school and There is need for the government and other stakeholders to
discourage child labor from the family level; since poverty emerged as the most constraining
factor on working children. Consequently, policy reforms and poverty reduction strategies
remain fundamental upstream concerns and must be pursued to tackle inequality and poverty
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A Research Report Submitted To College Of Education Distance And E-Learning In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of Degree Of Bachelor Of Arts With Education Of Kampala International University
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Child Labor on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students, Kamuli District