THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ON BROKEN HOMES A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE.
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out in order to find out the role of social welfare services on broken homes in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state. The idea of this investigation is to expose the form of social welfare services in the Local Government, the utilization of the available services and the awareness of the people on the available social welfare service in the Local Government. A total of one hundred (100) staffs made up of 50 Junior and 50 senior staffs in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were used for the study. Questionnaires was the instrument used to collect data, the research instrument used for collecting the data were subjected to both reliability and validity test before it was administered to the staffs From the anaylsis it was discovered that:
1. The utilization of the service is on the average, lack of awareness and ignorance on the part of some people limit the maximum use of the social welfare service.
2. Facilities of the social welfare service were not adequate
3. Lack of love and impatient on the part of couples are major source of broken home
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Introduction
Statement of problem
Significant of the study
Scope of the study
Limitation
Assumption
Definitions of terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Definition of social welfare service
Purpose of social welfare service
Social welfare administration and utilization
Since independence
Causes of broken homes
Family background
Problems of social welfare service
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Introduction
Research design
Population
Sample and samplings techniques
Instrument for the data collection
Validity of the instrument
Reliability of the instrument
Administration of the instrument
Method of Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis
Testing the hypothesis
Discussion and findings
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION& RECOMMENDATION
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
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