Community Participation for Sustainable Community Development Projects in Bauchi South Senatorial Zone of Bauchi State

Jeremiah Yakubu, Ibrahim Umar Zwall, Fatima Adamu, Nuru Yakubu Umar

Abstract


This study sought to investigate community participation for sustainable community development projects in Bauchi South Senatorial Zone of Bauchi State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was one thousand five hundred and three (1503) members of the registered forty-six (46) community development associations (CDAs) in Bauchi South Senatorial Zone. The sample size for this study consisted of three hundred and sixteen (316) members of the CDAs in Bauchi South Senatorial Zone. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled: Community Participation for Sustainable Community Development Projects Questionnaire (CPSCDPQ). The instrument was face validated by three experts, two from the Department of Adult Education and Extra-Mural Studies and one from the Department of Science Education (Measurement and Evaluation Unit), all of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach's Alpha statistical tool to obtain the reliability coefficient value of 0.85. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics at a 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that the extent to which community participation influenced decision-making and planning processes for sustainable community development projects in Bauchi South Senatorial Zone was low. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the government should organize seminars and workshops for community members; these will help in influencing the attitude and orientation of community members towards participation in community development projects that have a direct bearing on the community.

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