The effect of poverty on educational development of Nigerians (a study of Makurdi local government area) Department: Public Administration By: josephjboy Project ID: 6203 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work titled“the effect of poverty on educational development of Nigerians using Makurdi Local Government Area as case study)”, the researcher set out the main objectives of the study which include determining how poverty affects the educational development of students in Makurdi Local Government Area, to identify the factors that contribute to poverty in Makurdi Local Government Area, and to identify effective solution towards alleviating poverty in Nigeria. The theory researcher used was the Theory of Individual Deficiencies. To successfully carry out this research, three questions were formulated and structured questionnaires were designed based on the research questions. The survey design was adopted, the target population of the study is 100 respondents and 100 respondents were used as sample size as such population is manageable. To find solutions to the problems of poverty on education development, the research work used primary and secondary data as it was only restricted to Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State. A sample of 100 respondents was selected using cluster sampling technique. The data collected was analyzed and presented in a tabular form for easy understanding. Also, simple percentages were used for further analysis. The study also uses both descriptive and analytical methods in analyzing the data from the sampled area and recommended that Government should empower the disadvantaged and enhance their capacity to mitigate disparities and stop the advance of impoverishment and the Government should formulate policies such as scholarships for students from low socio-economic status and soft loans for the parents to enable such students to have equal opportunity to education as children from high socioeconomic status....Preview Download Preview +Other Public Administration project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of industrial conflict on the performance of workers in the government parastatal (a case study of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)»Human resources as a catalyst for economic growth and development in Nigeria (a case study of Abuja municipal area council) »The influence of effective personnel management practice in organization performance»Local government financial autonomy and grass root development in Nigeria (a case study of Afikpo north local government area)»Enhancing political stability in Nigeria through good governance ( a case study of Abia state)»Niger-Delta crisis and its impact on socio-economic development in Nigeria»Manpower training and development as a tool for effective performance in public sector in Nigeria»Bureaucracy and efficiency (a case study of Enugu state civil service)»The impact of poor revenue generation on the development of Local Government Areas»Political instability a major hindrance to effective policy implementation and good governance (a case study of Nigeria 1983 -1999)»Accountability and corruption in local government in Nigeria (Case study of Bonny local government area of Rivers state)»Fuel subsidy removal and the Nigerian economy (a case study of Abakiliki local government area, Ebonyi state) »Effects of delayed payment of lecturers salaries and wages on students performance»Impact of collective bargaining techniques on industrial relations practice (a case study of two selected firms from NUPENG and NUBIFE)»The influence of employee behaviour on the internal audit function of an organization (a case study of P.Z. industries plc Aba)