Impact of Child Labour on the Psychosocial Development of Children at Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Exploratory Sequential, Child Labour, Psychosocial Development, Social IssueAbstract
Child labor is one of the most paralyzing community issues which not only afflict our country but the world as a whole since it has a severe & adverse impact on the child’s psychosocial development. A sequential exploratory approach (QUAL+QUAN) was applied by the researcher to collect required data through a structured protocol of interviews of children, parents, and industrial sites in the five district councils of Bannu, followed by a survey in the form of a questionnaire from the school teachers. The study population consisted of all working children, parents, and primary school teachers, while the sample consisted of 100 working children (at work or had dropped out of their school or combined school & work of age 5-14 years), 100 parents and 100 PST teachers of the Bannu district. The sole objective of the study was: to investigate the impact of child labor on the psychosocial development of working children. NVIVO-10 supported by descriptive and inferential was used as a statistical tool to attain inclusive results. In the end, it was concluded that children who work, whether at school or combining school & work had to face a series of psychosocial development tribulations. Finally, a few recommendations were made by the researcher.
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