IMPACT OF WOMEN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ORON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA.
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projects, development, community, education, WomenAbstract
This study investigated impact of women education on community development projects in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Literature was reviewed according to the sub-variable under study. Survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 2,020 female adults from the study area. A sample of 202 respondents was drawn for the study. The sampling was done through simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Women Vocational Education on Community Development Projects Questionnaire” (IWVECDPQ). Pearson product moment correlation analysis was used to analyse the data. The hypothesis was subjected to testing at .05 level of significance. The research findings revealed that vocational education relates to community development projects in the study area. It was recommended among others that people should be encouraged to participate in vocational education and those individuals who dare to be involved in vocational training should be encouraged as well.Downloads
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