AGE GRADE ASSOCIATION AS AN AGENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF NKPOUNO IN IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
AGE GRADE
ASSOCIATION AS AN AGENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF NKPOUNO
IN IDEMILI
NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
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ABSTRACT
THE RESEARCH HAS ATTEMPTED TO STUDY
AGE GRADES ASSOCIATION AS AGENTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH A CASE STUDY OF NKPOR UNO
TOWN IN IDEMILI NORTH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA
STATE TO HAVE A VIVID
UNDERSTANDING OF THIS WORK, THE WORK HAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE CHAPTERS. CHAPTER
ONE DEALT WITH INTRODUCTION SUCH AS BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY, STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEMS, PURPOSE OF THE STUDY, SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY AND DEFINITION OF
TEAMS. CHAPTER TWO DEAL WITH LITERATURE REVIEW AND COMPRISES OF THE CONCEPT OF
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGE GRADE ASSOCIATIONS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS RURAL
DEVELOPMENT, SOURCES OF FINANCE TO AGE GRADE ASSOCIATION, COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT, THE ORGANIZATION OF AGE GRADE ASSOCIATION
PROBLEMS IN ORGANIZATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND SUMMARY OF
LITERATURE. CHAPTER 3 (THREE) DEALT WITH BRIEF OUT LOVE OF THE STUDY, DESIGN OF
THE STUDY, SAMPLE OF THE STUDY, INSTRUMENT DATA COLLECTION AND VALIDATION OF
THE INSTRUMENT. CHAPTER FOUR CONTAINS DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS WITH
FINDING. CHAPTER FIVE FINALLY CONTAINS SUMMARY OF FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS,
CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title i
Approval ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Abstract v
Table of content vi
CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1
1.1 Background of the study - - - - 2
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - 4
1.3
Purpose of the study - - - - - 5
1.4
Significance of the study - - - - 6
1.5 Research questions - - - - - 7
1.6 Scope of the study - - - - - 8
1.7 Definition of terms - - - - - 9
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERATURE
REVIEW
2.1 The concept of rural development - - 11
2.2 Government
development in rural development 14
2.2 Age grade association’s contribution toward
rural
development - - - - - 17
2.4 Source
of Finance to Age Grade Association - 20
2.5 The organization of Age Grade Association - 21
2.6 Community
participation in Government Development - - - - - - 24
2.7
Problems encountered in the organizing
of
Rural Development, Programmes- - 28
2.7 Summary of literature review - - - 30
CHAPTER
THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Brief out line of the study- - - - 32
3.1 Design of the study - - - - 32
3.2 Area of the study - - - - - - 33
3.3 Population of the study - - - - 34
3.4 Sample of the study - - - - - 34
3.5 Instrument of data collection - - - 36
3.6 Validation of the instrument - - - 37
3.7
Distribution and Retrieval of the
Instrument 38
3.8 Method of data analysis - - - - 38
CHAPTER
FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis - - - 39
4.1 Findings - - - - - - - 46
CHAPTER
FIVE
SUMMARY,
RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.0 Summary of findings - - - - - 49
5.1 Recommendation - - - - - 51
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - 53
5.3 Limitation of the study - - - - 56
5.4 Suggestions for further study - - - 57
References - - - - - - 58
Appendix
- - - - - - - 60
Questionnaires
- - - - - - 61
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This
research work focuses on the age grade association as an agent of rural
development this is very important especially at this time when emphasis are on
developing rural areas.
It
is disheartening to note that despite all the efforts of the government,
federal, state and local is development at the rural areas through polices and
programmes like better life for rural women, directorates of food, roads and
rural infrastructure (DFRRI) rural electrification scheme power evaluation etc
development in rural area still remain a mirage.
It
is on this note that contemporary scholars now advocate for a better drastic
approach to be adopted to rural development this strategies like the private
sector, the use of non government organizations (NGOS) and the various
community institutions like the age grade it is on these background that this
work is set into evaluating the roles the age grade association as an agent of
rural development.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In
recent years the federal state and local government have been calling for all
ramifications development especially from the rural areas, first to facilitated
national development in the country the grassroots must be development first.
Obiukwu
and Olisa (1992) defined rural development as a concerned improvement of the
living standard of the population living in the rural areas on a self-
sustaining basis through transforming the socio-economic, socio- spatial and
structure of their productive activities, it deals with those methods and
strategies designed to improve the economic and social life of the people in
rural dwellers.
Age
grade association is a social institution that constitutes important system in
the social structure of any given society the age grade comprises of persons
who are regarded as mates or born within the same age range.
Jeffery,
(1950) sees age grade association as “a duty formalized social institution”.
Rural development is a situation where the rural dwellers are provided with the
basic news of life such as food, water, shelter enjoyed by the urban dwellers.
There
are basic needs or amenities absent or lacking in Nkpor Town.
The age grades association help to harness the provision of the above mentioned
needs by each group taking up one or more of the needs or projects, hence
making them a variable to the rural dwellers.
This
study is prompted by a desire to see how this age grade association can be
mobilized to assist in the development of Nkpor Uno.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Over
the years, several efforts have been made by the federal, stated and local
government towards the development of rural communities n the country. However,
despite these giant strides by the government of different levels, the rural
area has remained under developed.
Contemporary scholars has emphasized
that for rural areas to developed, effort should be shifted from government
being seen as the major key players in the rural development to the
participation of other key players like age grade, Non governmental
organization (NGOS) etc. This research work is thus set into evaluating the
role of age grade in rural development.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The objectives or purpose of these study
is to analyze the roles of age grade association towards rural and urban
development especially in the area of Agriculture, health, economy etc. Also to
determine the problem s associated with age grade association in performing
their duties functions towards the development of the rural communities and
make some recommendations based on the findings.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
research work on “Age Grade Association of rural development will be immensely
significant to all and surrounding. This is because development is what will
affect everybody in the society, the work will thus expose the various roles of
age grade vis-Ã -vis rural development which any community aspiring to be
developed may embraced. The study will as well beneficial to government at
various levels, as it will reveal to them the need for youth improvement so as
to place the age grade association in a better place to develop the rural
areas. Moreover students embarking similar research of this, sort will find
this work most beneficial as it will reveal to them all that is required to
actualize a work of these natures.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The
rising expected question which answers topic of this nature is of paramount or
great important. The question, which were used to know the level or evaluate
the role of age-grade association as agent of rural development towards all
ramifications, development are;
i.
To what extent has age grade
associations helped to the development of rural areas?
ii.
To what extent has the objectives of
those age grade association been achieved in this town (Nkpor Uno)?
iii.
To what extend is the age grade
association system organized in Nkpor town?
iv.
What is the their achievement in the
town (Nkpor Uno) since their evolution or creation in eastern Nigeria?
v.
What levels of achievement have this
age grade association reach in enhancing health and education of the rural
people?
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
research work focuses on Age Grade Association as an agent of rural development
and in view of different age grade association in Eastern or Igbo land, the
study has been restricted on the Nkpor Uno in Idemili North Local Government
Area in Anambra State with Nkpor Uno age grade as a case
study.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
1)
Rural Development:
is a method designed to improve the economic and social lives of the rural
dwellers. It involves the extending of development to the poorest in the
society.
2)
Age Grade: Is regarded as a mates or persons who are
born with the same range.
3)
Agent: A person
or thing that has an important effect on a situation.
4)
Self Help:
This is a means or strategy by which the inhabitants of the rural area or
community co-operatively under take the task of improving their community by
using their resources and efforts.
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