PREVAILING PRACTICES OF WOMEN PRIMARY COOPERATIVE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WOMEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC STABILITY

ABSTRACT This study investigates the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative and their effects on women socio-economic stability. A survey method was used for the study. The research questions that guided the study were: what are the prevailing practices of women primary cooperative society? To what extents do cooperatives affect women on socio-economic stability? What are the possible problems affecting cooperatives on women socio-economic stability? Frequency and mean score were used to analyze data based on research question. The population consisted of all the members of Matan Makera and peace women multipurpose cooperative, both located in Kaduna metropolis. Research result shows that cooperative play significant roles in prevailing practice of women primary cooperative and their effect on women socio-economic stability as it remove discrimination against them to participate in cooperative, provided them with credit facilities, skills employment etc. Different problems affect cooperative in prevailing practices of women primary cooperative and their. Effects on women socio-economic stability, this includes men perception of women, lack of women participation in cooperative, inadequate capital resources, bad leaders. It was recommended among others that women should be given equal opportunity with their men counterparts and should be encouraged to participate in cooperatives to improve their economic status.   TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page   Declaration  Approval page  Dedication   Acknowledgement  Abstract  Table of Contents 
CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study  1.2Statement of the problems  1.3Objectives of the study  1.4Research questions  1.5Significance of the study  1.6Scope of the study  1.7Definition of terms  
CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1Introduction  2.2Concept of cooperatives  2.3Concept of cooperative promotion  2.4Roles of cooperatives towards prevailing practices of women on the socio-economic stability 2.5Problems affecting cooperative towards the prevailing practices of women on socio-economic stability  2.6Summary of the literature review
CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1Introduction  3.2Research design   3.3Population of the study  3.4Sample size and sampling technique  3.5Research instrumentation  3.5.1Validity  3.5.2Reliability  3.6Administration of the instrument  3.7Method of data presentation and statistical analysis  3.8Decision Rule  3.8Limitation of the study
CHAPTER FOUR:  DATA PRESENTATION AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 4.1Introduction  4.2Respondents bio-data  4.3Answering the research question  4.4Summary of findings  4.5Discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE:  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1Introduction  5.2Summary  5.3Conclusion  5.4Recommendation  5.5Suggestions for further researches  References  Appendix I  Appendix II