Management of integrated development programmes and rural development in selected districts of western Uganda
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2012
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Kampala International University(KIU)
Abstract
This study established the relationship between management of
integrated development programmes and rural development in selected districts
of Western Uganda. The specific objectives of this empirical investigation
included: (1) determining the socio-demographic characteristics of the
respondents in terms of gender, age, marital status, academic qualifications,
district and income level; (2) extent of management of integrated development
programmes; (3) level of rural development in western Uganda; ( 4) establishing
significant differences in the extent of management of integrated development
programmes; (5) establishing significant differences in the level of rural
development and establishing whether there is a significant relationship between
the extent of management of integrated development programmes and the level
of rural development. Descriptive comparative and descriptive correlation survey
was employed. A sample 556 respondents were purposively selected from the
districts of !banda and Kiruhura respectively. Data was collected using researcher
devised questionnaires on management of integrated development programmes
and rural development and analyzed using frequency counts and percentage
distributions, means, T-test, Pearson Linear Correlation Coefficient (PLCC) and
linear regression. The findings of the study were as follows: majority of the
leaders were males (61.3%), most of the local leaders in the study fell in the
category of 20-39years (62.3%); 71% were married, 36.6% were bachelor
holders; over 53% were from !banda and 68.8% rated their income levels as
medium. While for the local residents; 54.5% were males; 73.6% were in the
age bracket of 20-39 years; 54.3% were married; 44.5% were certificate
holders; over 50% were from !banda district and 58.2% rated their income level
as medium. The extent of management was good (general average mean=2.84)
while level of rural development was high (general average mean=2.80). The
extent of management of integrated development programmes and level of rural
development differed significantly between the districts (mean= 2.96; 2.69:
t=2.695, Sig. =.008) and (mean= 2.85; 2.'72: t=3.074, Sig. =.002) thus the
hypotheses were rejected. Extent of management is not significantly correlated
with the level of rural development in general (r= .007, p. = .886) thus the
hypothesis was accepted. Regression analysis show that extent of management
insignificantly affect level of rural development (F=.021, Sig. =.886).The results
indicated that generally the contribution of management is minimal on the level
of rural development. The recommendations in the study mainly focused on
empowerment and training, diversification of sources of income, regularly
continue soliciting and mobilizing political support for the plans to be
implemented, carryout awareness campaigns, involvement of local people,
promotion and use of new technology and support of agriculture.
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Management, Integrated Development Programmes, Rural Development, Uganda