ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE IN NIGERIA AND ITS PROBLEMS: A CASE STUDY OF EGBEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES viii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 4

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 6

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 6

1. 6 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 6

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 7

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE AREA 8

2.2 COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT 10

2.3 INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES IN THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT 11

2.4 SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS PROBLEMS 11

2.5 SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY EGBEDORE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT 13

2.6 FINANCE 24

2.7 PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION 24

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 28

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 28

3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 28

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 29

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 29

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 30

4.1 PERSONAL DATA OF RESPONDENTS 30

4.1.1 SEX OF RESPONDENTS 30

4.1.2 ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT OF RESPONDENTS 30

4.1.3 AGE OF RESPONDENTS 31

4.1.4 WORKING EXPERIENCE OF RESPONENTS IN YEARS 32

4.1.5 DEPARTMENTS OF THE RESPONDENTS 32

4.2 ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND ITS PROBLEMS 33

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 39

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 43

REFERENCES 45

APPENDIX 46

ABSTRACT

This study analysed the Administration of social service in Nigeria, and its problems with Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State as a case study.

Primary data was collected from thirty respondents and secondary data was obtained from the Local Government records in the six 6 departments in Egbedore local government. Data were collected through questionnaire and personal interview.