PREVAILING PRACTICES OF WOMEN PRIMARY COOPERATIVE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WOMEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC STABILITY

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative and their effects on women socio-economic stability. A survey method was used for the study. The research questions that guided the study were: what are the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative society? To what extents do cooperatives affect women on socio-economic stability? What are the possible problems affecting cooperatives on women socio-economic stability? Frequency and mean score were used to analyze data based on research question. The population consisted of all the members of Matan Makera and peace women multipurpose cooperative, both located in Kaduna metropolis. Research result shows that cooperative play significant roles in prevailing practice of women primary cooperative and their effect on women socio-economic stability as it remove discrimination against them to participate in cooperative, provided them with credit facilities, skills employment etc. Different problems affect cooperative in prevailing practices of women primary cooperative and their. Effects on women socio-economic stability, this includes men perception of women, lack of women participation in cooperative, inadequate capital resources, bad leaders. It was recommended among others that women should be given equal opportunity with their men counterparts and should be encouraged to participate in cooperatives to improve their economic status.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1    Background of the study

1.2    Statement of the problems

1.3    Objectives of the study

1.4    Research questions

1.5    Significance of the study

1.6    Scope of the study

1.7    Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1    Introduction

2.2    Concept of cooperatives

2.3    Concept of cooperative promotion

2.4    Roles of cooperatives towards prevailing practices of women on  the socio-economic stability

2.5    Problems affecting cooperative towards the prevailing practices of women on socio-economic stability

2.6    Summary of the literature review

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Research design

3.3    Population of the study

3.4    Sample size and sampling technique

3.5    Research instrumentation

3.5.1 Validity

3.5.2 Reliability

3.6    Administration of the instrument

3.7    Method of data presentation and statistical analysis

3.8    Decision Rule

3.8    Limitation of the study

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

4.1    Introduction

4.2    Respondents bio-data

4.3    Answering the research question

4.4    Summary of findings

4.5    Discussion of findings         –

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1    Introduction

5.2    Summary

5.3    Conclusion

5.4    Recommendation

5.5    Suggestions for further researches

References

Appendix I

Appendix II

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