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An Examination Of Citizens’ Awareness And Perception Of The Estate Management Profession In Anambra State
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1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
- What is the awareness level of citizens towards Estate Management profession in Anambra state?
- What is the perception of citizens on professional Estate Managers as against unqualified persons?
- What are the possible ways of increasing the level of awareness of citizens to the profession of Estate Management in Anambra State?
- What are the possible ways of changing the negative perception of citizens to the profession of Estate Management in Anambra state?
​​​​​​​1.5 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESES
Ho1: The majority of citizens of Anambra state are not aware of the Estate Management profession.
Ho2: The majority of citizens do not prefer the services of Estate Surveyors and Valuers.
​​​​​​​1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This study is intended to serve as a reference point to the present and future generation of citizens and Estate Surveyors and Valuers so as to bring the two parties to an equilibrium point. It can as well be used for academic purposes as bedrock for further research on citizens and Estate Management professionals’ relationship.
​​​​​​​1.7 SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study is limited to the views and perception of citizens on the profession of Estate Management, precisely property management and agency functions and by extension, the importance of Estate Management professionals to the economy in active rendering of their services.​​​​​​​
1.8 LIMITATION OF STUDY
The major challenges encountered during the course of carrying out this work includes the following; financial challenge which is as a result of the poor state of the country’s economy, problem of poor responses from respondents and failure to return some of the issued questionnaires.
In addition, not all the required information sought for were supplied by the respondent
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1.9 STUDY AREA
The study area, Anambra State of is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Located in the South-Eastern parts of the Country, it is situated between Latitudes 5° 32’ and 6°45’ N and Longitude 6°43 ’ and 7° 22 ’E respectively. With an estimated land area of 4,865sqkm or 486,500ha, the State is varied in terms of topography, population distribution and regional development. Anambra is the eighth most populated state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the second most densely populated state in Nigeria after Lagos State. With an annual population growth rate of 2.21 percent per annum, Anambra State has over 60% of its people living in urban areas making it one of the most urbanized places in Nigeria, thereby making it a very reasonable choice as a study area.
The major urban centres’ of Anambra state are Onitsha including Okpoko, Nnewi, and Awka. Awka, by becoming the state capital is, is the fastest growing urbanized city in Anambra state. All this culminates to the choice of Awka as the case study for this research work.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Estate management profession globally, over the years has been receiving attention due to the impact it has on the development of real estate investment and by extension on the national income of various countries. In Nigeria estate management has enjoyed the same fate but not with some challenges, this is the case in Anambra state where majority of the public are not aware of the term ‘Estate Management’.
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]FORWARDING LETTER Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. August, 2018. Dear Respondent, AN EXAMINATION OF CITIZENS AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT PROFESSION IN AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE. I am a final year student of Department of Estate Management in the above mentioned university. The following questions are drawn with the aim of carrying out an independent research on the ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]SECTION A INTRODUCTION Please ticks [√] in the appropriate space provided and write in words where necessary in response to the questions below. Gender Male [ ] Female [ ] 2. Occupation Civil servant [ ], Business [ ], Trader [ ], Farmer [ ], Artisan [ ], Student [ ], others (specify): ______________________________ 3. Student Tertiary [ ], secondary [ ] 4. E ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]Valuation Valuation of assets is the core function of the estate surveyor and valuer. Assets here refer to landed property, plant and machinery, equipment, furniture and fittings, minerals, and so on. Valuation simply means determination of the value of the subject asset or property at a certain date for a certain purpose. Value of an asset may widely vary depending on the purpose of valuation. The purposes for which valuation can be carried out include: Sale and Purchase, Mortgage, Rental, I ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN Research design is a strategy or approach to be used in conducting a scientific enquiry. It specifies how data relating to a particular study is collected and analysed. A research survey was conducted in other to obtain data to test the truism or otherwise of the statement of hypothesis and also to supplement other sources of data; which includes journals and other printed materials. Survey research design was adopted so as to retrieve relevant i ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]In Table 5 below the same question is answered by the respondents but this time it has do with awareness of the term ‘Estate Management’. The Table shows 28 (8.48%) are not at all aware of the term ‘Estate Management’, 95 (28.79%) are slightly aware, 70 (21.21%) are moderately aware, 122 (36.97%) are moderately aware and 15 (4.55%) are extremely aware of the term ‘Estate Management’. TABLE 5: Are you aware of the term Estate Management? OPTION ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]​​​​​​​1.2 RECOMMENDATIONS In view of the findings, the following recommendations are put forward. Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) should be charged with sponsoring public awareness campaigns in form of rallies, radio air plays and shows. Also the movie industry should be pressured to feature movies with the sole aim of bringing the profession to a wider audience. Nigerian Institution of ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Gerber, M., Wittekind, A., Grote, G., & Staffelbach, B. (2009). Exploring types of career orientation: a latent class analysis approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 75(3), 303-318. History of Estate Management practice in Nigeria. Retrieved from https://www.landforsale.ng/history-estate-management-practice-nigeria Lami, R., & Mile, K. (2013). Neoliberalism effects in Albanian higher education. Journal of International Academic Research for Multidisciplinary, 11, 487-494. Li, P. (2 ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Estate management profession globally, over the years has been receiving attention due to the impact it has on the development of real estate investment and by extension on the national income of various countries. In Nigeria estate management has enjoyed the same fate but not with some challenges, this is the case in Anambra state where majority of the public are not aware of the term ‘Estate Management’.
The study was carried out to examine citizens’ awareness and perception of profes ... Continue reading---