EXPLORING APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • G. Adekola Department of Adult & Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • I. F. Uzoagu Department of Adult & Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i12.4603

Keywords:

approaches, community development, national development, Nigeria

Abstract

Community development practitioners had evolved various approaches to achieve the desired level of development and improvement in human lives. In Nigeria, governmental and non-governmental organizations have adopted various approaches in the process of national development. However, many development efforts had failed to achieve desired goals due to the usage of wrong approaches. This paper, therefore, discussed various approaches to community development towards national development. In doing this the authors identified two major approaches relevant to national development in Nigeria. Based on the available knowledge from the use of the approaches and the methods, this paper concluded that community development and its approaches possess the potential for the effective achievement of national development goals.

 

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Author Biographies

  • G. Adekola, Department of Adult & Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

    Ganiyu Adekola is a Professor in the Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He specializes in community development with research interest in participatory development. He has published widely in local and international journals in his area of specialization and research interest.

  • I. F. Uzoagu, Department of Adult & Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

    Ifeoma, Felicia Uzoagu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She specializes in community development with research interest in women participation in community development. She has published widely in local and international journals in her area of specialization and research interest.

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2022-12-22

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Vol. 9 No. 12 (2022)

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