TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
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Title Page … … … … … … … i
Certification … … … … … … ii
Acknowledgements … … … … … … iii
Table of Contents … … … … … … iv
List of Tables … … … … … … v
List of Appendices … … … … … vi
Abstract … … … … … … … vii
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION … … … … … 1
- 1.1 Background of the Study … … … … … 1-4
- 1.2 Statement of the Problem … … … … … 4-5
- 1.3 Objectives of the Study … … … … … 5
- 1.4 Research Questions … … … … … 6
- 1.5 Scope of the Study … … … … … … 6
- 1.6 Significance of the Study … … … … 7
- 1.7 Limitations of the Study … … … … … 7
- 1.8 Definition of Terms … … … … … 8
- 2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE … 9
- 2.1 History of Radio … … … … … … 9-10
- 2.2 History of Radio in Nigeria … … … … 10-12
- 2.3 Radio as a Medium for Rural Development … … 12-13
- 2.4 Constraints against Radio in Rural Development … 13-14
- 2.5 Rural Development and its Strategies … … … 14-15
2.5.1 Mechanism for Rural Development … … … 15
2.6 The Essence of Programming … … … … 16-17
2.7 Characteristics of Programming … … … 17
2.8 Types of Programming … … … … … 18-20
2.9 Planet radio programme “Ifiok” … … … 20-21
2.10 Concern for rural development in Nigeria … … 21-22
2.11 Theoretical Framework … … … … … 22-23
2.12 Review of Studies … … … … … … 23-26
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design … … … … … … 27
3.2 Population of the Study … … … … … 27-28
3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure … … … 28-30
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection … … … … 30
3.5 Validity and Reliability of Instrument … … … 31
3.6 Method of Data presentation and Analysis … … 31
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Data presentation and Analysis … … … 32-42
4.2 Discussion of Findings … … … … … 43-45
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary … … … … … … … 46-47
5.2 Conclusion … … … … … … … 47-48
5.3 Recommendations … … … .. … 48
References
Appendix/Appendices
ABSTRACT
This research examines and highlights “The effectiveness of planet radio programme “Ifiok” in the enhancement of rural development in Nsit Atai L.G.A. The aim of the study was to find out if planet radio programme “Ifiok” promotes rural development, to also examine the effectiveness of the Planet radio programme “Ifiok” on rural development/dwellers. Development media theory was used as the theoretical formulation for the study. The survey design was the type of research in this work. Data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire (close ended) which were administered to the respondents in the study using cluster random sampling technique, whereby Nsit Atai was group into ten (10) wards and one village was randomly selected from each wards. The sample was three hundred and fifty (350) which was selected from a population of One hundred and one thousand nine hundred and fifteen (101,915). Descriptive statistical method was used to analyse the data collection in frequencies and simple percentages. The findings revealed that the planet radio programme “Ifiok” has aid in the enhancement of rural development and also made known that the programme “Ifiok” has impacted on the rural dwellers positively. Based on these findings, it is therefore recommended that the Planet radio programme “Ifiok” should be encourage through government sponsorship, awareness should be created about the programme, and most especially the programme should be properly funded in order to yield effective result.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
The power of communication as an agent of change and development cannot be overemphasized. The current age of communication is regarded as the information age. This is the age when the vehicle of mass communication comprising of television, radio and the print media have become imperative to the development of all.
Radio has been singled out as the most effective instrument for the rural dwellers, thus; making its advantages over other media in comparable in terms of coverage, portability, cheap, cost effectiveness, etc.
Radio as a medium of communication was however not popular in Nigeria before the mid-70s, its high cost and was restricted to the rich. Today, as a medium is now poular as it is found in almost every homes.
Okigbo (1990) states that the attraction radio has for the rural dwellers is derived from its cheap price and cost of operation. Radio sets are easily portable and can be used by both the educated and the illiterate. This is so because some radio stations broadcast more than 80 percent of their programmes in vernacular languages. In the developed world, radios pervasive impact in the life of the people is due primarily to its immediacy and flexibility.