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Item Factors Affecting Learning of Domestic Child Labour Students in Mathematics at Basic Level(Department of Mathematics Education, 2017) Dhami, Navin SinghThe major focus of this study was to investigatetheFactors Affecting of Domestic Child Labour Students in Mathematics at Basic Level.This study has addressed the question:What type of learning environment is provided to DCL students? What are the influencing factors that affect the learning of DCL students in mathematics?To answer these research questions I selected the qualitative design with case study approach. The study site is Nandi secondary school Naksal kathmandu. Classroom observation form interview guidelines were the main tools of this study. I analyzed the information by using different theories to produce the information and draw conclusion on the study. From the analysis of the data it was found that-The school was providing education equally to all students with moderate physical facilities and qualified and experienced teaching staff. -The school has facilities of library,canteen and pure drinking water services. -poor economical condition and large size of family forced the children to work as a DCL. -The home environment was not favourable for them to study. -They often lacked books and stationary, clothes and good food. -They took mathematics as a difficult subject in comparison to others. -No special teaching was done for DCL students. -Teaching materials were used in mathematics class. Similarly the major factors affecting the learning of DCL students were economic condition of the family, size of family, bad attitude of house owner, heavy work load different traditions and cultures and pre-knowledge.Item Health Problem of Domestic Child Labour in Bhaisepati Area of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City(Faculty of Sociology, 2012) Chhetri, PrashantiThis study entitled “HEALTH PROBLEM OF DOMESTIC CHILD LABOUR IN BHAISEPATI AREA OF LALITPUR SUB METROPOTITAN"was carried out in order to identify the situation of DCLs, health problem of DCLs, the study is mainly based on primary data collected form Bhaisepati Area of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City, using purposive sampling techniques. The number of DCLs interviewed was 112 and 10 key people interviewed from Local Organization/Association/Club, School Head, and Political parties, Ward Committee Head, Women Representative and Health Person. All completed interview schedule were checked, coded, classified and tabulated to make more clear and scientific. Simple statistical tools such as frequency distribution, average and percentage were used to analyze the different aspects related to the objectives of the study. It was found that most of the DCLs were female. It concluded that the majority of the DCLs were between 14 to 16 years. The study proves that the poor educational background of parents was the determining factor to send their children to work. Most of them were from Chhetri group in the comparison of the other castes. The large number of DCLs left their home by their parents' suggestion. Their family's occupation was agriculture; like wise poverty is main reason for working. Most of the DCLs weren't clear about future perspective. Most of the DCLs had taken bath one time in a week. They had brushed their teeth twice a day. Most of the DCLs took tobacco and had their own separate room to sleep at 9 o'clock. They took meal at the same time with their employee family members.Largest number of DCLs was suffered from diarrhoea and typhoid, jaundice pneumonia were the main health problems faced by them and they had got general treatment. They go to public hospital; the bill for the treatment was paid by the house owner. In conclusion, poverty and parents force are the main reasons to be a child labours. Hence,the government should develop well plan and should implement poverty alleviation and income generation skill development programs in rural areas. Likewise, free health and education program should be launched in rural areas specially targeting to poor families.Item Situation of Domestic Child Labour in Nepal A Case Study of Kathmandu Metropolitan City(Department of Sociology, 2009) Rai, SomeeThis study based on Situation of Domestic Child Labour in Nepal: A Case Study of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is mainly based on primary data collected from the area of study. The data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaires, field observation, and interview as major tools. Altogether, 100 respondents of different walk of life were sampled by using the simple random sampling under the probability sampling. They were the child labourers of different districts of the nation. The main objectives of this study were to find out the socio-economic condition, family background,general working condition and root causes of the prevalence of domestic child labourers of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. This study reveled that the maximum (48%) respondents are of 12–14 years of age. The main castes of domestic child labour are Chhetri, Brahmin, Tharu, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Bhote/Sherpa, Thakali and Gurung. Among them, the highest number is of Chhetri (25%) in the study area. The educational level of domestic child labour is 56 percent literate and 44 percent illiterate. The majority (82.2%) has the knowledge of primary level education. The main cause of drop-out of school of them is poor economic condition of their family. The maximum (39%) child labour in Kathmandu Metropolitan City are from surrounding districts; Nuwakot, Dhading, Kavreplanchowk,Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha. The family size of domestic child labour is 7–10 (47%),10 and above (41%), 4 percent have no family members in the family rest of them are 4–6 family members in the family. Out of total 43 percent domestic child labours haveeither father only or mother only in the family. The study further reveals that the familyliteracy of domestic child labour is only 25 percent. Family occupation and land holding are themain factors of position and condition of thefamily in Nepalese context. The family occupation of domestic child labour shows 30percent agriculture, 55 percent wage labour and rest of them others. The land holdingstatus of their family is (63%) having own land and (37%) having no land. Theinsufficiency of food because of less agricultural land, poor housing status and burden ofdebt are the push factors to domestic child labour of the respondents. The parents ofdomestic child labour are themselves oncompulsion of their children’s labour because of viii the hand to mouth problem in the family. The majority (51%) children work more than 10hours in a day, they have to do all the works of the home that ordered by their employer.The monthly earning ratio of domestic child labour is very less, majority of them earn401–800 per month. Only 55 percent of them are found that they are getting the chanceof study. In total 85 percent are satisfied with current job and rest of them are notsatisfied, the main reason of not satisfied with current job is too much work. The relationof domestic child labour with employer is found normal (54%), good (30%), bad (15%)and worst (1%). The wake up time of them is before 6 a.m. for the work and sleepingafter 10 p.m., theirsleeping place is primarily floor than other places. The health status of domestic child labour is poor because they were found suffered fromeither cough, cold, fever, chest problem, breathing problem, diarrhea, headaches or earinfection while this study surveyed them. The main message of them was “Don’t Make Other Children Work like Us.” The present study has found the way of relief of them by raising the income level of their family, for this purpose the activities or programmes related to awareness and raising income level such as; goat farming, chicken farming,commercial vegetable farming etc are essential.Item Social background and current status of domestic child labour in Peripheral city(Department of sociology, 2022) Rai, GiraNot availableItem Working Condition of Domestic Child Labour in Nepal: A Case Study of Swayambhu Area of Kathmandu District(Department of Rural Development, 2010) Dhital, RajeshThis study conducted on Working Condition of Domestic Child Labour in Swayambhu Area of Kathmandu district as a case study is mainly based on primary data collected from the area of study. The data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaires, field observation, and interview as major tools. Altogether, 100 respondents as domestic child labourers were sampled by using the purposive sampling under the non-probability sampling. They were the child labourers of different districts of the nation. The main objectives of this study were to find out the socio-economic condition, family background and general working condition and root causes of the prevalence of domestic child labourers of Swayambhu Area of Kathmandu district. Study has found that the maximum (48%) respondents are of 12 – 14 years of age. The main castes of domestic child labour are Chhetri, Brahmin, Tharu, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Bhote/Sherpa, Thakali and Gurung. Among them, the highest number is of Chhetri (25%) in the study area. The educational level of domestic child labour is 56 percent literate and 44 percent illiterate. The majority (82.2%) has the knowledge of primary level education. The main cause of drop-out of school of them is poor economic condition of their family. The maximum (39%) child labour in Kathmandu Metropolitan City are from surrounding districts; Nuwakot, Dhading, Kavreplanchowk, Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha. The family size of domestic child labour is 7 – 10 (47%), 10 and above (41%), 4 percent have no family members in the family rest of them are 4 – 6 family members in the family. Out of total 43 percent domestic child labours have either father only or mother only in the family. The study further reveals that the family literacy of domestic child labour is only 25 percent. Family occupation and land holding are the main factors of position and condition of the family in Nepalese context. The family occupation of domestic child labour shows 30 percent agriculture, 55 percent wage labour and rest of them others. The land holding status of their family is (63%) having own land and (37%) having no land. The insufficiency of food because of less agricultural land, poor housing status and burden of debt are the push factors to domestic child labour of the respondents. The parents of domestic child labour are themselves on compulsion of their children’s labour because of the hand to mouth problem in the family. The majority (51%) children work more than 10 hours in a day, they have to do all the works of the home that ordered by their employer. The monthly earning ratio of domestic child labour is very less, majority of them earn 401 – 800 per month. Only 55 percent of them are found that they are getting the chance of study. In total 85 percent are satisfied with current job and rest of them are not satisfied, the main reason of not satisfied with current job is too much work. The relation of domestic child labour with employer is found normal (54%), good (30%), bad (15%) and worst (1%). The wake up time of them is before 6 a.m. and sleeping after 10 p.m. Their sleeping place is primarily floor of the room. The health status of domestic child labour is poor because they were found suffered from either cough, cold, fever, chest problem, breathing problem, diarrhea, headaches or ear infection while this study surveyed them. The main message of them was “Don’t Make Other Children Work like Us.” The present study has found the way of relief of them by raising the income level of their family, for this purpose the activities or programmes related to awareness and raising income level such as; goat farming, poultry farming, commercial vegetable farming etc are essential.