ABSTRACT
There
has been a general remark that co-operative are
major tools for the development of economy,
the importance of co-operative education and communication has helped
the members to contribute effectively to the development of the co-operative
and management of co-operative enterprise. The review of related literatures
section of this research work will consists of a selection of various
professions to this work. They include several definitions and reviews centered
on the co-operative education and communication. Data were collected from the
population of the study which is 202 and the sample technique which was applied.
The project covers the analysis of the role and importance of co-operative
education ineffective management of co-operative enterprises. The research
employed a descriptive design and Yaro Yemen techniques was adopted to select
the sample size3 both primary and secondary sources of data were used, while a
structured questionnaire was the main research instrument used.
The findings reveals that the role of co-operative education in effective management because the
co-operative societies lack adequate
fund to embark los such education programme that can effectively enhance efficient
performance of the management of co-operative
development in Imo state.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL PAGE ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 MEANING AND CONCEPT OF THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.
2.2 IMPORTANCE AND ROLE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
2.3 THE NEED FOR THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION
2.4 THE CONCEPT COMMUNICATION
2.4.1 BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATION IN COOPERATIVE BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES.
2.5 IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN COOPERATIVE BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES.
2.6 GACTORS THAT MILITATE AGAINST THE ROLE AND
IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 THE STUDY AREA
3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
3.3 SAMPLE AND SAMPLE SIZE
3.4 SAMPLE TECHNIQUE
3.5 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
3.6 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT
3.7 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
3.8 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 PRESENTATION OF DATA
4.3 ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.4 INTERPRETATION OF DATA
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.3 CONCLUSION
5.4 RECOMMENDATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
The role and importance of cooperatives is one of the cooperative principle which seek to provide educational training for cooperative members, elected and representative, manager and employee, so that they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. Its importance cannot be overemphasized in cooperative development, the role and importance of cooperative education stand in the centre of the cooperative movement.
From the inception of early cooperative Rochadale the pioneers of the world cooperative movement, one of the unique tasks, embarked was philosophy and practice of cooperative, even in recent review of cooperative principle in 1966 the traditional co-operative alliance “ICA” re-sated the role and importance of co-operative education as on e of the cardinal principle cooperation. The co-operative rules, laws and bye-laws of respective co-operative societies and the 1993 co-operative decree stipulated that some percentage of co-operative society surplus should be kept aside for committee members in a body of elected members in co-operative society who handles the affairs and the day to day running of co-operative business enterprise. The importance of management in any organization is axiomatic. The success or failure of an organization dependent to a great extent on quality of the management committee.
Therefore officer and management of co-operative
business enterprise required a more technical education/training to be able to
control the management. Moreover, in order to alleviate the problem of
illiteracy, ignorance of member, misconduct and poor management, the role and importance
of co-operative education and management cooperation development in Imo state
must be tenaciously pursued.
1.2 STATEMENT OF
THE PROBLEM
Generally, history of co-operative education in the
development countries of the world reveals that the main cause of rickety.
Foundation of co-operative is lack of the importance of co-operative education.
Lack of the role and importance of
co-operative education induces disloyalty of members, high incidence of over
due and unpaid loans, low attendance at meeting, ignorance of members
proposals, poor members relations, bad management, low productivity resulting
in little or no surplus, poor public image, inability to change with the times
and other harmful results.
Lack of education/training and business in experienced
limits, the effectiveness of managers, president, secretaries, treasures and other
management committee members. Quite often, some together as members pools and
importance of co-operative education to equip them for an effective education
to equip them for an effective task. Some co-operative societies due to their
small size, low membership find it difficult to raise fund sufficient to
organized or sponsored special training programmed for their management of
co-operative development in Imo state, the role and importance of co-operative
education programmed could be taught through seminars, conferences or relevant courses
institution of high learning.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATIVE AND EDUCATION IN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE ENTERPRISES A CASE STUDY OF STUDY OF CO-OPERATIVE ECONOMICS SELECTED MINISTRIES IN IMO STATE
