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American Journal of Business and Society, Vol.5, No.4, Dec. 2020, Pub. Date: Nov. 23, 2020
Exterminating Child Labour on Children’s Education and Health Status in Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region of Ghana
Pages: 196-206 Views: 983 Downloads: 280
Authors
[01] Emmanuel Brew, Department of Social Sciences, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana.
[02] Frank Ato Tabil, Department of Social Sciences, Seventh Day Adventist College of Education, Asokori-Koforidua, Ghana.
[03] Francis Tetteh-Osei, Department of Social Sciences, Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, Ghana.
[04] Victoria Asante-Hanson, Department of Social Sciences, Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, Ghana.
Abstract
Exterminating Child Labour on Children’s Education and Health Status in Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region of Ghana should be upholding by all the stakeholders in the municipality. The population for the study consists of five hundred (500) respondents selected from five different target groups, namely; teachers, head teachers, children, opinion leaders and parents/guardians for the study. Simple random, purposive, convenience and snowball sampling techniques were employed for the study. The main instruments for data collection were questionnaire, interview guides, focus group discussion and observation. Analyses of the data collected in this study were guided by both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The quantitative data were analysed by employing simple percentages, while the qualitative data were analysed by employing the interpretative techniques based on the themes arrived at in the data collection. The study revealed that, that child labour actually makes children absent themselves from school, report to school late, prevents them from doing their homework/ assignment and makes them perform poorly in examinations. It is recommended that, one of the most effective instruments to prevent children from taking up child labour is to enrol them in schools and ensure that they at least complete basic education.
Keywords
Child Labour, Education, Health Status, Aowin Municipality Western North Region, Ghana
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