August 2009
Towards effective management of university education in Nigeria
Higher education plays a crucial role in the supply of high level manpower for the socio-political and economic development of a nation. To this end, the effective management of this educational sector becomes necessary. This paper examines the myriads of problems militating against the effective management of the Nigeria university education system. These include: financial crisis, poor infrastructure,...
August 2009
Effect of socioeconomic characteristics of rural youths on their attitude towards participation in community development projects
The study evaluates effect of socioeconomic characteristics of rural youths on their attitude towards participation in community development projects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire administered to 210 youths in 27 communities. A multi stage random sampling technique was employed in the selection and data analysis was by the use of Pearson correlation....
August 2009
Study on the changing process of Kerala women through Kudumbashree in Kerala
This study asks if membership in “Kudumbashree” leads to more equitable gender relations and economic advancement in rural area. The study reveals that women empowerment is the best strategy for poverty eradication. Rural women, who were regarded as voiceless and powerless started identifying their inner strength, opportunities for growth and their role in reshaping their own destiny. The process of...
August 2009
Presentation on public, private and people partnership model for sanitation at the 6th earth watch conference on water and sanitation 2008
In 2002 at the world summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, the most significant achievement was that all governments agreed to a target to halve the proportion of people without access to adequate sanitation by 2015. Prior to this meeting, sanitation had never been an issue of it’s own on the development agenda. A topic that had once been a taboo subject became a topic that had received global concern...
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