GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

                                                                                      ABSTRACT

The study assessed the prevalence of street hawking in Akwa Ibom state. The study used a descriptive statistic. The targeted population for the study comprised all primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 70 teachers from each of the three senatorial district of the state, which gave a total of 210 respondents used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire, face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test, measurement, and evaluation in order to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study. The instrument used for this research was titled “Street hawking and Child Education Questionnaire (SHCEQ). The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.85, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such percentage analysis to answer the research questions. The study revealed that in Akwa Ibom State there are issues of street hawking among children of under age. The study concluded that street hawking has affected child education adversely in Akwa Ibom State. One of the recommendations made was that the Akwa Ibom State government should implement and enforce strict anti-child labour laws.

KEYWORDS: Street Hawking, Child Education, Remedial Measures and Akwa Ibom State.