THE INCIDENT OF POVERTY ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITIZENS. (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH, STUDENTS)

ABSTRACT Poverty has been a serious problem facing all society over the years. This paper critically analyses the problems associated with poverty over the education of the citizens. It also analyses the causes of poverty and the various programme put in place for poverty alleviation such as family economic advancement. (FEAP) and poverty alleviation programme (pap) and various forms in which government has interfered. The question is how far have these programs served as a veritable instrument of poverty alleviation in the country? This paper suggests that even though these measures have not achieved much as poverty alleviation instruments because of their operations deficiencies, they are nonetheless good instruments that could be improved upon. This research also has found out that the increase of the crime wave is as a result of the frustration that the poor get from their deprivation of education by poverty. Workable and feasible solutions have been proffered for the problems on educational sector so that qualitative education of the citizens could be attained. 
  TABLE OF CONTENT Title of page i Approval pageii Dedication iii Acknowledgment iv  Abstracts vi Table of Contentsviii
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction 1 1.1The background of the study4 1.2Statement of the problem6 1.3Purpose of the study 8 1.4Significance of the study9 1.5Research questions 11 1.6Scope of the study12 1.7 Definition of term13
CHAPTER TWO  2.1 Review of related literature                 15 2.2Causes of poverty in the society 19 2.3The effective of poverty on educational development of the citizens22 2.4Efforts to alleviate poverty 26 2.5Summary of literature review 30
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Brief outline of the study32 3.1 Design of the study 33 3.2 Area of study 33 3.3 Population of the study33 3.4 Sample of the study35 3.5 Instrument for data collection 35 3.6 Method of data collection 35 3.7Validity of instrument 36 3.8 Distribution and retrieval of the instrument36 3.8 Data analysis technique 
CHAPTER FOUR Presentation and Analysis of Data 4.1 Presentation and data/findings  4.2 Data analysis interpretation /Discussion of finding 
CHAPTER FIVE  5.1 Summary 5.2 Conclusion  5.3 Recommendations  5.4 Suggestions for further studies  Bibliography  Appendix A Appendix B