Effect of International Donor intervention on Education and Literacy Level: The South East Nigeria- Community and Social Development Project Experience
Keywords:
Community Development, Education, Foreign aid, Intervention, LiteracyAbstract
The study investigated the impact of foreign aid on the Community and Social Development Education Projects in some selected communities of the South East States of Nigeria. Empowerment theory of development provided the theoretical framework for the research. Survey and content Analytical Approach were adopted to elicit data for the study. Multi- stage sampling technique was used to select respondents. The primary data were analyzed using Z-test parametric statistics. The findings revealed that the beneficiaries of CSDP educational infrastructure could read, write and do numerical calculations to some appreciable extent at the time of their completion of the programme and this helps them in their business activities. Consequently, the paper recommends amongst others that school administrators in Nigeria should adhere to the basic principles of quality control, government and policy makers should make more concerted and sincere efforts in building and sustaining the development of human capacity through adequate educational funding across all level.
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