TABLE OF CONTECTS
DECLARATIoN I
APPROVAL II
DEDICATION III
ACKNOwLEDGEMENTs IV
TABLE OF C0NTEcTs V
LIST OF TABLES VIII
LIST OF FIGURES x
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS XI
ABSTRACT XII
CHAPTER ONES 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.1.1 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 1
1.1.2 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE 2
1.1.3 CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVE 2
1.1.4 CONTEXTUAL PERsPECTIvE 3
1.2 STATEMENT PROBLEM 3
1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY 4
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4
1.4.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 4
1.4.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 4
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1.5 REsEARcH QuEsTioNs .4
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5
1.6.1TIMESc0PE 5
1.6.2 GEoGRAPHIcAL SCOPE 5
1. 6. 3 CONTENT SCOPE 5
1. 6.4 THEORETICAL SCOPE 5
1.6.5 CONTExTUAL SCOPE 5
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 6
1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 6
1.9 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 7
CHAPTER Two 8
LITERATURE REvIEw 8
2.1 INTRODUCTION 8
2.2 FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR 8
2.3 EFFECT OF CHILD LABOUR ON EDUCATION 9
2.4 WAYS OF MINIMIZING CHILD LABOUR IN RELATION To ENROLLMENT 9
CHAPTER THREE 12
METHODOLOGY 12
3.0 INTRODUCTION 12
3.1 Research Design 12
3.2 Study Population 12
3.3 Determination Of Sample Size And Selection 13
3.4 Data Collection Methods And Instruments 13
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3.5 Data Collection Instruments .13
3.5.1 Questionnaire Method 13
3.5.2 Interview Method 14
3.6 Validity And Reliability 14
3.6.1 Validity Of Instruments 14
3.6.2 Reliability Of Instruments 15
3.7 Data Collection Procedures 15
3.8 Data Analysis 15
3,9 Ethical Consideration 16
CHAPTER FOUR 17
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 17
4.0 Introduction 17
4.1 Demographic Characteristics 17
4.1.1 Gender Of Respondents 17
4.1.2 Age Of Respondents 18
4.1.3 Academic Qualifications Of Respondents 19
4.1.4 Marital Status Of Respondents 19
4.1.5 Religion Of Respondents 20
4.2 The Forms Of Child Labour In Karnuli Progressive Secondary School 20
The First Objective Of The Study Was To Determine The Forms Of Child Labour At Kamuli
Progressive Secondary School, Karnuli District. Data Collected Presented As Below 20
4.3 The Effects Of Child Labour On Academic Performance At Kamuli Progressive
Secondary School, Karnuli District 24
4.4 The Suggestions On Ways Of Minimizing Child Labour At Karnuli Progressive
Secondary School, Karnuli District 27
CHARPTER FIVE 30
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND AREAS OF FURTHER
RESEARCH 30
5.0 Introduction 30
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5.1 Summary Of The Findings .30
5.1.1 Gender Of Respondents 30
5.1.2 Age Of Respondents 30
5.1.3 Academic Qualifications Of Respondents 30
5.1.4 Marital Status Of Respondents 31
5.1.5 Religion Of Respondents 31
5.2 Conclusions 32
5.3 Recommendations 33
5.4 Areas Of Further Research 34
References 35
Appendices 36
Appendix 1: Research Instruments: Questionnaires 37
The Forms Of Child Labour In Kamuli Progressive Secondary School 38
Appendix Ii: Interview Guide 41
Appendix Ii: Research Budget 42
Appendix Iii: Research Time Frame 43
ABSTRACT The study established the impact of child labour 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 labour at Kamuli progressive Secondary school, Kamuli District, examine the effects of child labour 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. Purposive, 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 labour 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 labour 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 labour 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 labour 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.
