Child Labour and Educational Attainments of Students in Mbulamuti Sub county in Kamuli District

Tab~e of Contents

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv

ABBREVIATIONS ix

ABSTRACT X

CHAPTERONE 11

INTRODUCTION 11

1.1 Background 11

1.2 Statement of the problem 12

1.3 Objectives of the study 15

1.3.1 Purpose of the study 15

1.3.2 Specific objectives 15

1.4 Research Questions 15

1.5 Scope of the Study 15

1.5.1 Geographical scope 15

1.6 Significance of the study 16

1.7 Definition of Key Terms 17

1.8 Conceptual Framework 18

CHAPTER T’vVO 20

LITERATURE REVIEW 20

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2.2 Child Labor in Practice . 20

2.2.1 Forms of Child Labor 21

2.2.1.1 Worst form of child labor 21

2.3 Perception of Child Labor 22

2.4 Child Labor and school performance 23

2.5.1 Factors that Affect School Performance 25

2.5.1.1 Teacher’s Characteristics 25

2.5.1.2 School Administration 26

2.3.1.3 Pupil’s Characteristics 26

2.6 Measures to Curb Child Labor 27

2.6.1 Legislation Framework 27

2.6.1.1 ILO No 138 (1973) 27

2.6.1.2 ILO Convention 182, 1999 27

2.6.1.3 ILO Recommendation 190, 1999 27

CHAPTER THREE 29

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 29

3.0 Introduction 29

3.1 Research Design 29

3.2. Unit of Analysis and observation 29

3.3. Target Population 29

3.4. Sample Size and Sampling Procedure 30

3.5 Methods and Tools of Data Collection 31

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3.5.1 Collection of quantitative data .31

3.5.2 Collection of qualitative data 31

3.6 Research Ethics 31

3.7 Data analysis 31

CHAPTER FOUR 32

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS 32

4.0 Introduction 32

4.2 Social and Demographic Characteristics of the participants 32

4.2.1 Age of the respondents 32

4.2.2 Gender of the child 33

4.2.3 Class level in secondary school 34

Table 4.3: Distribution of students according to class level 34

4.2.4 Marital status of parents 34

4.2.5 Highest level of education attained by parents 35

4.2.6 Mother’s Highest Level of Education Attained 36

Table 4.6: Distribution of Respondents by Mother’s Highest Level of Education 36

4.3 Occupations of the parents 36

4.1.1 Family’s main source of income 38

4.4 Social and demographic characteristics and child labor 38

4.4.1 Knowledge of child labor 39

4.4.2 Education of parents and child labor 40

4.7 Measures to mitigate child labor 50

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Table 4.16 Measures in place to mitigate child labor.................................. 51

CHAPTER FIVES 52

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 52

5.1 Summary 52

5.2 Conclusions 55

5.3 Recommendations 57

REFERENCES 58

APPENDICES 62

APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for child laborers 62

APPENDIX 2: Interview guide for Teachers 67

INTERVIEW GUIDE (Teachers) 67

APPENDIX 3: Interview Guide for Educational Officer /Chief 68