Mobilization Strategies Adopted by Change Agents for Participation of Community-Based Organizations in Community Development Activities in Delta State
Keywords:
Mobilisation, Participation, Community DevelopmentAbstract
The study examined mobilization strategies adopted by change agents for participation of community-based organizations in community development activities in Delta State. Three research questions were answered in the study with three corresponding null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of the study consisted of 3710 members from 165 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and 354 change agents in Delta State. A sample of 416 members of Community Based organizations (CBOs) and 132 change agents were selected through a multistage sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a self-constructed questionnaire titled “Mobilization Strategies Adopted by Change Agents for Participation of Community Based Organizations in Community Development Activities Questionnaire”. The instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha method. Reliability coefficients of 0.84, 0.81, and 0.80 were obtained for the various clusters of the instrument. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions while the null hypotheses were tested using z-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that mobilization strategies adopted by change agents for participation of community-based organizations in community development activities include building strong network and partnerships, mass media and formation of committees. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that change agents should employ mass media in publicizing necessary information to achieve developmental or change goals within the community. Community Based Organizations should employ formation of committee strategy in implementing community development programmes/projects as it brings the community together for the purpose of generating ideas in relation to the problems.
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