This study examines how child labour carried out in Nepal's brick kilns impacts classroom performance and achievement, while also exploring parents' perspectives towards it. To this end, a field study within select brick kilns was conducted among child labourers as well as adults whose offspring had previously worked as child labourers.…

This survey sought to estimate the economic value of children to their parents in two peasant villages in Java and Nepal in order to examine the economic interpretation of fertility. The major focus is on estimating directly the contribution of children's labor in terms of average time spent per day in different types of activities. The support…

Describes a battery of biological and social research methods used to compare characteristics of urban schoolchildren, homeless street children, squatter children, and village children. Highlights the importance of methods that link the physical, psychological, and social aspects of children's lives. (KDFB)