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Child Labour In Nigeria, Challenges And Prospects
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1.3 Objective of the Study
1. To examine the cultural concept of child labour
2. To identify the causes and prospects of child labour
3. To know the socio-economic impact of child labour
4. To indentify the challenges that come along with child labour and measures government can take to curb or reduce child labour
1.4 Research Questions
The research seeks to answer the following research questions below:
1. What are the social and economic implication of labour?
2. What are the possible prospects of child labour?
3. What categories of people indulge themselves in labour?
4. What is the government’s position on labour and the labourers?
5. How does the members of the school community perceive labour and labourers?
1.5 Research hypothesis
1. Ho1: Child labour has no signiï¬cant social implications on children’s moral behavior.
2. Ho2: Child labour has no signiï¬cant physical consequences on children.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The scope of this study will focus on the challenges and prospects of child labour among children in Nigeria.
1.7 Significance of the Study
The
study sought to find out the Perception of undergraduates on the
effects of child labour on children. The findings of this study
therefore, are expected to contribute to the understanding of situation
in child labour and ways of handling it. It is hope that, this study
will benefit school administrator, teachers, Parent Teachers Association
(PTA), parents/guardians and researchers.
To the school authorities,
the findings of this study are expected to be useful in planning
guidance and counselling to students involve in child labour. To the
teacher the findings of the study are expected to be useful in teaching
of students.
To the Parent Teachers Association, the findings of this
study are expected to be useful as adviser to the parents. For example,
parents can be advised to monitor the academic progress of their
children and provide them supportive environment such as; learning
material, enough time to rest, and assistance in home work.
To the researcher, the findings of this study are expected to provide information for further study.
1.8 Definition of terms
Child.
A child, is a person who falls within the ages of 13 to 19 years old.
The word "children" is another word for an adolescent. When a child
turns 20, they are no longer children: they are no longer in that
developmental stage.
Labour: to sell goods informally in public places
Children
labourers: Children labourers refers to the exploitation of children
through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood,
interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally,
physically, socially or morally harmful. Such exploitation is
prohibited by legislation worldwide, although these laws do not consider
all work by children as children labourers; exceptions include work by
child artists, family duties, supervised training,
Perception: Perception is the means to see, hear, or become aware of something or someone through our fundamental senses.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The research is concerned with Child Labour in Nigeria, Challenges and Prospects. The most important aspect of this study is to investigate to what extent labour among children affect their moral conducts and social relationship with others because no individual person leaves in isolation, the research also aims at determining the socio-economic effects of labour in order to bring them to the notice of the people and offer possible and valuable suggestions so as to find a lasting solution to the ... Continue reading---
