COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

EWELUM; JOHNSON NNADI; MADU; CATHERINE OMERIYANG

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2016

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

Ewelum, Johnson Nnadi, Madu, Catherine Omeriyang

Abstract :

 The main focus of this study was community development leadership in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria: Challenge and strategies for improvement. Two research questions were posed to guide the study. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised of all the community leaders in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State of Nigeria. The sample of the study was 320 community leaders selected through proportionate sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection which was dully validated by two experts in community development and one expert in measurement and Evaluation. Data collected was analyze using mean. The reliability of the instrument was 0.82 obtained through Cronback Alpha among the major findings of the study were that the community development leadership challenges include lack of funds, poor accountability, lack of people involvement among others. Some of the strategies include mobilization of people for social change, adopting transparent leadership, involving people in development process. One of the recommendations is that government should provide community development leadership training for community leaders to equip them with leadership knowledge and skills.