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Parental Time Poverty, Child Work and School Attendance in Ghana. [PDF]

open access: yesChild Indic Res, 2022
This study examines the relationship between parental time poverty, child work, and school attendance in Ghana using data from the sixth and seventh rounds of the Ghana Living Standard Survey (GLSS6 and GLSS7).
Martey E, Etwire PM, Koomson I.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Childhood maltreatment and its mental health consequences among Indian adolescents with a history of child work. [PDF]

open access: yesAust N Z J Psychiatry, 2020
Objectives: Although the prevalence and mental health consequences of childhood maltreatment among adolescents have been studied widely, there are few data addressing these issues in Asian lower middle–income countries.
Pandey R   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cash Transfers, Microentrepreneurial Activity, and Child Work: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia. [PDF]

open access: yesWorld Bank Econ Rev, 2020
Cash transfer programs are rapidly becoming a key component of the social safety net of many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The primary aim of these programs is to help households improve their food security and smooth consumption during periods of ...
de Hoop J, Groppo V, Handa S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Is Child Work Necessary?* [PDF]

open access: yesOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2006
AbstractThis article investigates the hypothesis that child labour is compelled by poverty. It shows that a testable implication of this hypothesis is that the wage elasticity of child labour supply is negative. Using a large household survey for rural Pakistan, labour supply models for boys and girls in wage work are estimated.
Sonia Bhalotra
openaire   +8 more sources

Challenges in Determining How Child Work Affects Child Health [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Reports®, 2005
Credible findings from well-crafted research studies are essential in assessing the impact of child work on children's health. Researchers, however, encounter significant challenges in defining the relevant group of workers for a study and identifying an appropriate comparison group.
Deborah, Levison, Marta, Murray-Close
openaire   +3 more sources

Child Schooling and Child Work in India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In India, about 62 percent of the children in the age group of 5-14 are currently enrolled in schools, and 4 percent of children are reported to be working. The remaining 34 percent of children in this age group are neither enrolled in school nor reported as participating in work.
Malathy Duraisamy
openaire   +2 more sources

Child work and cognitive development: Results from four low to middle income countries

open access: yesQuantitative Economics, 2022
We study the impact of child work on cognitive development in four Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries. We advance the literature by using cognitive test scores collected regardless of school attendance.
Michael P. Keane   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Crossover effects of parent work-to-family experiences on child work centrality: A moderated mediation model.

open access: yesJournal of Applied Psychology, 2022
Work-to-family conflict (WFC) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE) are prevalent experiences among working parents. Past research has highlighted the negative consequences of WFC and the positive implications of WFE for the focal person and crossover ...
Rebekka Steiner, A. Hirschi, Mo Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Simulation in Social Work: Creativity of Students and Faculty during COVID-19

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2021
Simulation learning plays an important role in social work education, allowing students to explore how theory and practice parameters can be integrated into actual situations they are likely to experience in the field.
Christina Tortorelli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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