Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria

This thesis focuses on community development among the participants of afforestation programme in Toshia, Nigeria. The general objectives of this study were to explore how participation in afforestation programme influences empowerment among the participants. The specific objectives of this study w...

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Main Author: Geidam, Alhaji Abdu
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33402/
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description This thesis focuses on community development among the participants of afforestation programme in Toshia, Nigeria. The general objectives of this study were to explore how participation in afforestation programme influences empowerment among the participants. The specific objectives of this study were to measure the levels of perception, the level of participation and empowerment of the participants of the afforestation programme; to describe the level of perception, level of participation and level of empowerment, and finally to examine the relationship between the perception, participation and empowerment with age, ethnicity and level of education. Data was collected from 150 respondents using purposive sampling technique and discussions with participants of the afforestation programme were also used to gather data. Pearson correlation, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and multiple linear regression analysis were used to examine the association between the variables. In this study, the findings revealed that the levels of perception, participation and empowerment were at medium range. The analysis reveals that there was a significant correlation between the level of perception (F=42.420, r= 0.464, p=0.00, the level of participation (F=17.013, r = 0.488, p=0.00 and the level of empowerment of the participants. The participants perception and participation contributed about 39.4 % (R2 = .394) in explaining the variation of empowerment. The finding of this study showed that the participation of the respondents in the afforestation program had led to their empowerment. Therefore special considerations should be given to the participants and effort should always be made to improve upon them through engaging competent leader who are well qualified in the field of afforestation to manage the affairs, equipping the programme with facilities, enhancing community participation and finally providing seedlings that are drought resistance.
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spelling upm-334022015-03-26T07:09:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33402/ Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria Geidam, Alhaji Abdu This thesis focuses on community development among the participants of afforestation programme in Toshia, Nigeria. The general objectives of this study were to explore how participation in afforestation programme influences empowerment among the participants. The specific objectives of this study were to measure the levels of perception, the level of participation and empowerment of the participants of the afforestation programme; to describe the level of perception, level of participation and level of empowerment, and finally to examine the relationship between the perception, participation and empowerment with age, ethnicity and level of education. Data was collected from 150 respondents using purposive sampling technique and discussions with participants of the afforestation programme were also used to gather data. Pearson correlation, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and multiple linear regression analysis were used to examine the association between the variables. In this study, the findings revealed that the levels of perception, participation and empowerment were at medium range. The analysis reveals that there was a significant correlation between the level of perception (F=42.420, r= 0.464, p=0.00, the level of participation (F=17.013, r = 0.488, p=0.00 and the level of empowerment of the participants. The participants perception and participation contributed about 39.4 % (R2 = .394) in explaining the variation of empowerment. The finding of this study showed that the participation of the respondents in the afforestation program had led to their empowerment. Therefore special considerations should be given to the participants and effort should always be made to improve upon them through engaging competent leader who are well qualified in the field of afforestation to manage the affairs, equipping the programme with facilities, enhancing community participation and finally providing seedlings that are drought resistance. 2012-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33402/1/FEM%202012%2023R.pdf Geidam, Alhaji Abdu (2012) Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Afforestation - Nigeria Community development - Nigeria
spellingShingle Afforestation - Nigeria
Community development - Nigeria
Geidam, Alhaji Abdu
Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title_full Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title_fullStr Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title_short Perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in Toshia, Nigeria
title_sort perception, participation and empowerment among participants of afforestation programe in toshia, nigeria
topic Afforestation - Nigeria
Community development - Nigeria
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33402/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33402/1/FEM%202012%2023R.pdf