TABLE CONTENT
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
TABLE CONTENT v
ABSTRACT viii
CHAPTER ONE 1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Problem Statement 7
1.3 Purpose of the Study 8
1.4 Objectives of the Study 8
1.4. 1 General Objectives 8
1.4.2 Specific Objectives 8
1.5 Research Questions 9
1.6 Scope of the Study 9
1.6. 1 Geographical Scope 9
1.6.2 Content Scope 9
1.6.3 Time Scope 10
1.7 Significance of the Study 10
1.8 Conceptual Frame Work 11
1.9 Definitions of Key Variables 12
CHAPTER TWO 13
LITERATURE REVIEW 13
2.0 Introduction 13
2.1. A Child and Child Labour 13
2.2 Causes of Child Labour 15
2.3 The Impact of Child Labour and Pupil Performance 20
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2.4 Effects/Consequences of Child Labour on Children 23
2.5 Roles/Measures and Interventions by Various Stakeholders 25
2.7 Research gap 30
CHAPTER THREE 31
METHODOLOGY 31
3.0 Introduction 31
3.1 Research design 31
3.2StudyArea 31
3.4 Sample selection and sample size 32
3.5. Sampling Techniques 32
3.7.1 Questionnaire 33
3.7.2 Interviews schedule 34
3.7.3 Document Review 34
3.8 Data Analysis 34
3.8.1 Editing and spot checking 34
3.8.2 Coding 35
3.8.3 Frequency tabulation 35
3.9 Ethical Considerations 35
3.10 Limitations of the study 36
CHAPTER FOUR 37
4.2. The Demographic Composition of Research Respondents 37
4.3. The Causes of Child Labour in Nadunget sub county 43
4.4. The Impact of Child Labour on Child’s Academic Performance 44
CHAPTER FIVE 47
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 47
5.0. Introduction 47
5.2. Conclusion 48
5.3. Areas for Further Research 48
REFERENCES 50
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of Child labor on academic performance of pupils in selected primary schools in Mpigi town council in Mpigi district. Four specific objectives, four research questions were formulated with four null hypotheses associated. Survey research design~ was adopted. The population for the study was 37,700 drawn from the three educational zone of Niger States. A sample of 600 respondents from classes 4, 5, and 6 were randomly selected for the study. The instruments used for data collection were a self design questionnaire, school attendance register and report cards. Frequency distribution and percentages were used to analyze the data obtained from the respondents. All the four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance and all were rejected. The findings revealed that children exposed to labor activities had very poor school attendance, were mostly females. The findings, also showed child labor affect pupil’s academic performance as was revealed on the poor academic achievements by pupils exposed to labor were mostly females, compared to their male counterparts. The study recommended among others that children exposed to labor should be given equal right to attend school regardless of any engagement in labor activity. It also recommended that government/parents should develop strategies to reduce or eradicate child labor activities.
