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.