scholarly journals Socio Economic Status and Its Impact on School Going Domestic Child Workers in Kathmandu District

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surya Kumar Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Working Hour

The existence of child labor is not a new phenomenon as children are still engaging in all the sector of employment. The objectives of the study was to assess economic status of school going domestic child workers (DCWs), to assess the root causes of DCWs and to examine present working condition of the DCWs. To the end, 50 DCWs studying in Santi Bidhya Griha Higher Secondary School of Kathmandu are selected as respondents. The finding shows that the cause of poverty is an essential factor to increase domestic child worker. DCWs are involving in low level households activities. Their working hour is higher than study period. Remuneration paid for DCWs is very low or not paid, behave of the owner towards DCW's is low or medium in average. The bedding and fooding situations of the DCWs are not found good. Because of that most of them are not yet satisfied with their job but compelling to continue only for their school education life. At present 15 percent of the respondents are studying in primary level, 55 percent in lower secondary level and 30 percent in secondary level. Regarding job satisfaction, some of them want to kick out their job any time but some thoughtful children want to leave after completion of grade tenth. The thoughtful children want to start their professional career in teaching; business and political sectors and few of them also want to join police and army. However, they don't have the knowledge of child labour act and child right. Nepalese Journal of Development and Rural StudiesVol. 14 (Joint issue) (1&2), 2017, Page:124-128

scholarly journals Socio-economic status of fish retailers in Jashore sadar, Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108
Author(s):  
Mita Rani Adhikary ◽  
Md Aminur Rahman ◽  
Abdulla Al Asif ◽  
Ripon Kumar Adhikary
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Basic Infrastructure

The study was conducted to determine the fish retailer’s livelihood and socio-economic status in three markets of Jashore for a period of six months from February to August, 2016. The average net profit of fish retailers was found higher in Boro bazaar (Tk.350) followed by Palbari bazaar (Tk.325), Chuadanga Bus Stand bazaar (TK.275). The average age groups of 20-65 years were found among the markets. The study shows that 53% fish retailers had nuclear family and 47% had joint family. Most of the housing conditions were kacha (69%) and Muslim fish retailers were predominant in all markets. Among the total 45 traders interviewed, 42% were illiterate, 31% have primary level education, 24% have secondary level education and none of them had bachelor level of education. It was found that fish retailers of Boro bazaar and Palbari bazaar sold an average of 35 kg fish daily, compared with Chuadanga Bus Stand bazaar 15 kg per day. The daily supply of fish in Boro bazaar can be estimated at 1.6 MT (25 retailers’ × 65 kg) while 0.3 MT (15 retailers × 20 kg) and 0.45 MT (15 retailers × 30 kg) in C.B Bazar and Palbari bazaar respectively. Improvement in basic infrastructure such as, clean water supply, sanitation facilities, adequate drainage and ice facilities are recommended by the present study. Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 2018, 2(2), 100-108

scholarly journals Predictive Power of Socio Economic Status for Achievement Goal Orientation of Secondary School Students in Punjab

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Mumtaz Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Socio Economic Status

This study aimed at finding the effect of socio economic status of students on their achievement goal orientation in the subject of mathematics at secondary level in Punjab. Population of the study was secondary school students and teachers in the province of Punjab. Multi stage random sampling technique was used for the selection of sample. Sample was consisted of 874 ninth grade students (428 female and 446 male) from nine Districts of Punjab by categorizing Districts according to its Human Development Index, into three categories. Four government schools, two girls and two boys, were selected for data collection.  Adapted questionnaire “Achievement Goal Orientation Questionnaire (AGOQ)” was used to get responses about achievement goal orientation of students. To assess the socio-economic status of students various demographic variables (i.e, father and mother' qualification and profession, monthly income, area of their houses and income per month etc.) were used. Regression analysis showed the predictive power of SES for achievement goal orientation of students at secondary level in Punjab. Findings were tabulated and recommendations were made on the basis of findings.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Status of Domestic Child Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Suman Pokharel
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Economic Background

Child labor is one of the serious problems of Nepalese society. This research is carried out with an objective of assessing economic background of the guardians of domestic child workers and to discover the root causes of domestic child workers along with examination of samples on present condition of domestic child workers from Naba Yug Secondary School. This research is carried out by applying descriptive research design. The major finding of the study was majority of the guardians are from poor and agricultural background and most of the child workers spend more hours in domestic works than in their studies.

scholarly journals A study to assess the socio-economic status of tea workers in selected tea estates of Sylhet district

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
JK Saha ◽  
DC Acharjee ◽  
MM Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Total Income ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Annual Expenditure ◽  
Agricultural Labourer ◽  
Average Annual Income

The study was carried out to examine the socio-economic characteristics of tea plantation workers. A total of 50 farmers from Sylhet district were selected randomly for data collection. The study showed that on an average the size of family of the tea workers was 4.69 which is lower than agricultural labourer inBangladesh. The dependency ratio was found to be 1.80.The literacy of the teaworkers was 56 percent out of which 43 percent were primary level and 13 percent were secondary level. The average annual income per surveyed household was Tk. 75,615 out of which 83% of the total income came from service as a tea labourer while rest 17% derived from agriculture and non-agricultural sources. On an average, the annual expenditure per family was Tk 64,053.The study observed that 88 % percent of the surveyed family received loan from different NGO,s and while only 12 percent obtained from the bank. The analysis credit utilization showed that 41% of the total loan was utilized in meeting repairing houses followed by purchasing of cows (25%) and business (13%) respectively. The study showed that hundred percent roofs of tea workers houses were made of tin. But 58% of the wall was made of brick while 42% was made of mud. On an average 47% of the families reared poultry while 63 percent had livestock. Fifty four percent of households grew vegetables in the study area. The major types of vegetables cultivate by tea workers in the study area were bean, lalsak, chalkumra, gourd etc. Majority household had fruit trees in their homestead. The study showed that most of the household consumed their home products. But only twenty one percent of the households sold their fruits in the local market for cash flow.

scholarly journals Parental Socio-Economic Status and Higher Academic Aspiration of Senior Secondary School Students in Cross River State Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Joseph Etiongbie Ogbiji
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Academic Aspiration ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study sought to investigate the influence of parental socio-economic status (SES) on higher academic aspiration among senior secondary school students in Cross River State of Nigeria with emphasis on Ogoja Education Zone. To do this, three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research questions were based on three variables of parental educational status, occupation and material wealth. The research instrument was a 17 item researcher-made “Parental Socio-economic status and higher academic aspiration of senior secondary school students questionnaire”. It was built on a four-point modified Likert scale. Samples comprised of 600 senior secondary three (SS3) students at the rate of 30 per school from the five local government areas in the education zone. Data were analyzed using simple percentages. The result of research question one which sought to determine the influence of parental educational status on their children’s higher educational aspirations shows that 72.16% of the respondents affirmed that parental educational status has significantly high influence on their wards educational aspiration. Research Question two was on the influence of Parental occupation on their children’s academic aspiration. It had a positive response of 37.99% which shows negative influence. The finding on Research Question three shows that 62% of the respondents were positive about the influence of parental material wealth on their academic aspiration. Based on the above findings conclusion and recommendations were drawn.

School Adjustment Among Boys and Girls of Secondary Schools in the Perspective of their Socio Economic Status, Parent-Child Interaction and Emotional Maturity

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
B G Sudha ◽  
N L Nagar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Emotional Maturity ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Parent Child Interaction ◽  
Parent Child

The main purpose of the present study was to examine school adjustment among secondary school boys and girls in relation to their socio-economic status, parent-child interaction and emotional maturity. It was found that the students having high parent-child interaction have significantly better school adjustment.

scholarly journals Socio-economic status of duck farmers and duck farming in haor areas of Sylhet district in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Jha ◽  
MM Hossain ◽  
PC Baishnab ◽  
PK Mandal ◽  
MR Islam
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Bran ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Mixed Feed ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Space Result

This study was conducted to evaluate the socio-economic status of the duck farmers and to investigate the management practices of duck farming. Also attempt to identify the problems of duck farming in Biswanath and Balagonj upazila of Sylhet during a period from September to November 2014. For this study the information was collected by direct interview using a questionnaire from 60 duck farmers. Status of the duck farmers of the selected regions were investigated in the present study. The results reveal that most of the respondents duck farmers were < 35 years of age (52%) having with primary level of education (28%). In most of the farms there were local (deshi) ducks of 65.5% followed by KC (21.5%) and zinding (13%) respectively. For ducks feeding of the farmers depended on natural feed sources while some provided rice and broken rice (23.5%) rice polish and wheat bran (21.5%) and mixed feed (38%). Family size of the most of the farmers (57%) were large (size > 6 members). About 73% farmers had no training on duck farming and some of the farmers had training with short duration (7 to 15 days). Fifty percent of the farmers were made duck houses with tin-shed and wood having necessary floor space. Result of this study revealed that majority of the farmers (68%) had no idea about common duck diseases. The highest proportion of the farmers (65%) never followed the vaccination program regularly. There have some problems identified for duck farming including low price of duck meat and egg made ranked as most serious problems. Therefore, if the problems are addressed properly, the duck farming in haor areas in Sylhet, Bangladesh could be more profitable business for the farmers.International Journal of Natural Sciences (2015), 5(2) 73-79

scholarly journals To asses the practices and attitude regarding iron deficiency anemia in adolescence girls of Amreli

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
Neha Tiwari ◽  
Jiju N. Vyas ◽  
N. S. Joshi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Iron Level ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Iron Folic Acid

The study was conducted in purposively selected Amreli city of Gujarat State. Five Higher Secondary School were purposively selected from Amreli city i.e., Municipal Girls High School, Ji Ji Ben Forward High School , Smt. S.S. Ajmera School, Smt. Shantaben Haribhai Gajera Sankul and B.N. Virani Higher School having maximum number of adolescence who were willing to participate in this study and were available during the period of data collection. Out of five higher secondary school 30 adolescences girls were randomly selected constituting the total sample of 150 adolescences girls for the present study. Data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Frequencies, Percentage and mean per cent score were used for analyzing the data statistically. out that 56.6 per cent of the respondents were from medium socio- economic status whereas 43.3 per cent of the respondents were in low socio-economic status. None of the respondents had high socio-economic status. Nearly half of the respondents (46.7 %) taking IFA (Iron folic acid), 73.3 per cent of the respondents know its benefits and none of the respondents feel any side effect after taking IFA tablets. More than half of the respondents (57.3%) feel weakness, (50.0 %) feel easily tired, feel breathless (13.3%) while doing routing work due to the deficiency of iron. Most of the respondents (70.0 MPS) feel fatigue, dizziness and leg cramps. Majority of the respondents (80.0 %) know that diet make a difference in anemia prevention, inclusion of iron-rich food in daily diet (80.0 %) and green leafy veg nutrition helps in improving iron level (80.0 %), with mean per cent score 70.0.

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