The Approach, Methods and Impact of a Non-Governmental Organization in Education of Child Workers in India: A Case Study

<p>Child labor is an extremely prominent and complex socio-economic issue in many developing countries. Obtaining an adequate education is the only way child workers may escape lives filled with poverty and exploitation. There is a strong indirect relationship between education and child workers. Compulsory primary schooling may provide a pathway to success.</p> <p>This qualitative study explored the issue of children in India who work rather than receive a formal education, and the various resources that were provided to them by a local non-governmental organization, the Learning Foundation. It offered an informal educational opportunity, known as the New Beginning Project, to working children, by holding a daily two-hour evening class in community areas near their homes. The data collected from interviews, observations, and document reviews helped explore the approaches, methods, and impact of its advocacy work and the working children's perceptions of work, education, and resources received through the foundation. This research sought to understand the many complexities of child labor, while focusing on the working children's thoughts about their day-to-day lifestyles, job opportunities, and educational options.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International and Multicultural Education

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Shah, Rajul

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shabnam Koirala Azad
• Patricia Mitchell
• Emma Fuentes

• access
• case study
• child labor
• education
• India
• NGO

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/diss/97

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:diss-1103