Relationship between Economic Status of members of Community Based Associations and their level of Participation in Development Projects in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2015-07-18
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Centre Point Journal Humanities Edition. Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, Ilorin,Nigeria.
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This study determined the relationship between economic status of members of Community Based Associations (CBAs) and their level of participation in development projects in Kwara state, Nigeria. The following three objectives were raised: the level of participation of members of CBAs in development projects in Kwara state; the relationship between economic factor and the level of participation; and which variables of economic status explain variation in the level of participation. One research question was answered and two hypotheses were tested. The study used survey as well as correlation research designs. The population of the study was 15,000 members of 496 CBAs in Kwara State but only 1170 were selected as sample for the purpose of the study while 1008 respondents who completed the instrument adequately were used for the analysis. The sample was selected using multi-stage sampling technique. An instrument tagged “Economic Status and Participation Questionnaire” (ESPQ) was used to collect the data analysed. The instrument was validated and tested for reliability using odd-even reliability technique. A reliability coefficient of 0.761 obtained was found to be statistically significant at P<0.05. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and weighted scores were used in answering the research question. Multiple correlation analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. All decisions were taken at probability level of 0.05. First, the study found that the level of participation was 2.62 (52.4%) on a scale of 5 which was considered to be high. Second, the relationship between economic status and level of participation was statistically significant at F (5,1002) = 23.422. Third, the variables of the economic status explained 10.5 percent of the variation in the level of participation with employment, access to water and transportation making statistically significant contributions. Based on the findings, it was recommended that enabling environment should be created for members to be employed.
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Centre Point Journal Humanities Edition. 18 (2), 1-14. Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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Economic Status, Community Based Associations, Participation, Development Projects, Kwara State
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