Brief Introduction
The problem of the Third World countries including Nigeria is how to develop and improve the social, economic, cultural, and total condition of living of their people. Despite numerous definitions by conferences, international bodies, and writers, the concept of community development remains vague.
Some social scientists tend to dismiss community development as a totally “knowledge-free” area, remarkable for “murky banalities, half-truths, and sententious nonsense that abound” in its literature. According to Ezeh (2002) the term “community Development” denotes various strategies and interpositions, through coordinated actions of the community members in order to usher in the people’s social and economic development.
It is an effort geared towards achieving the solution of community problems, raising their standard of living as well as promoting social welfare, justice, community cohesion and the development of their material and human resources to the fullest extent.
According to Eluma (1992), it is the community that has been the cradle of civilization and much that we have today has been safeguarded and developed by the community-based organizations (CBOs) in the communities. Naturally, community-based organizations (CBOs) started as old as when man began his existence on earth. (Ijere, 1992).
Table of Content
Title page – – – – – – – – i
Approval page – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – – – vii
List of Tables – – – – – – – xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of Problems – – – – – 6
1.3 Research Questions – – – – – 11
1.4 Objectives of the Study – – – – – 12
1.5 Significance of the Study – – – – 13
1.6 Definition of Terms – – – – – 15
CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The roles of community Based Organisations (CBOs) in community Development. – – 19
2.2 Methods or Strategies adopted by community based organisations (CBOs) in achieving community development. — 22
2.3 Rural-Urban Migration and how it affects the organizational abilities and participation of community based organizations (CBOs) in making positive impact in community development.- 25
2.4 Problems faced by community based organizations (CBOs) in community development. – – 27
2.5 Ways of improving the efforts of community based organizations (CBOs) towards community development.- – 30
2.6 Review of Relevant theories. – – – – 32
2.7 Theoretical Framework – – – – – 40
CHAPTER THREE:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Area of Study – – – – – – 42
3.2 Population of the Study – – – – 43
3.3 Sample Size – – – – – – 43
3.4 Sampling Technique – – – – – 43
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection – – – 45
3.6 Methods of Data Collection – – – – 45
3.7 Method of Data Analysis – – – – 45
CHAPTER FOUR:
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Analysis of personal Data of respondents – 46
4.2 Analysis of the research Questions – – 50
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS.
5.1 Summary of Findings – – – – – 56
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – 57
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – 59
5.4 Limitations of the Study – – – – 61
5.5 Suggestions for Further Research – – – 62
Bibliography – – – – – – 63
Appendix I – – – – – – 67
Appendix II – – – – – – 68
LIST OF TABLES
1 Sex of Respondents – – – – 46
2 The age of respondents – – – – 47
3 Occupation of respondents – – – 48
4 Marital Status of respondents – – – 49
5 Educational Qualification of Respondents – 49
6 Religious Denomination of respondents – 50
7 Roles of community based organizations
(CBOs) in development – – – – 50
8 Problems affecting (CBOs) in development – 51
9 Methods adopted by community based
organizations (CBOs) in achieving
developmental processes in Njikoka LGA. – 52
10 Effects of rural-urban migration in your
community. – – – – – – 53
11 The ways of improving the efforts of CBOs
towards community development in
Njikoka LGA. – – – – – 54
