Effects of Participatory Approach on Project Management in Ilesha-Baruba Community, Baruten Local Government, Kwara State: A Study of Ilesha Development Association and Ilesha Women Associations
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Date
2024
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LOKOJA JOURNAL OF POLITICS
Abstract
The importance of applying participatory ideas to project
management in ways that would allow the people to be full
participants in the development of things that affects their lives
cannot be overemphasized. It is against this background that the study
assessed theeffects of participatory approach on project management
in Ilesha-Baruba Community, Baruten Local Government of Kwara
State. The study made use of questionnaire and interviews to obtain
primary data necessary for the study. Secondary data was derived
from relevant documents to complement the primary data.
Quantitative data collected through questionnaire was analysed both
descriptively and inferentially. The inferential statistical tool for the
study is multiple regression analysis with the help of (SPSS) version
23.0. On the other hand, the responses of face-to-face interview were
thematically analyzed. The study found out among others that increase in Participatory -planning on would lead to project
management. However, the significance of this can be judged from
the P value represented as “sig”. The t statistics of “Participatory
planning” stood at 27.385 with a p-value of 0.000. The study also
found that increase in Participatory implementation would also lead
to project management. The study recommends among others the
need for projects management team to ensure more adequate
community consultation on needs analysis and that the initial
participatory community planning before the commencement of the
project should be anchored.