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An Examination Of Citizens’ Awareness And Perception Of The Estate Management Profession In Anambra State
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3.5 INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION
The instrument of data collection used was questionnaire also review of vital literature and books which was drafted and subsequently distributed to the respondents which after answering was collected through the same means. It consists of a set of questions designed to gather information to analyse the result which are used to answer the research questions.
3.6 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
Tabular and statistical method is used in analysis, Interpretation and presentation of data. The responses for each relevant question in the questionnaire are represented in tables and the statistical results used to compare the various answer. The data collected were analysed using the mean, percentage and chi-square was used to test the hypothesis
Chi-square technique was used in testing the hypothesis because the researcher is interested in analysing information from citizens residing in Awka metropolis in Anambra state with regards to their perception and awareness of Estate management profession. This is because chi-square can be used to test the relationship between two variables, and the variables in this work are the people and Estate Management profession. Chi square will then help to test the level of awareness and perception of the people towards the profession.
Nominal values were assigned to different scaling items as follows:
SA = Strongly Agree = 5points
A = Agree = 4points
UD = Undecided = 3 points
D = Disagree = 2 points
SD = Strongly Disagree = 1 points
The cut – off point was determined by summing the nominal value and dividing by the total number of the scaling items thus:
Therefore items with mean of 3.0 and above are regarded as accepted while items with less than 3.0 are regarded as unaccepted or rejected.
The formula for chi-square which was used in the test of hypothesis is shown below:
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Estate management is the science and art of conducting and operating affairs bothering on land and landed property with the aim of securing optimum returns (yields) to the holders of interest in the property (Egolum, 2002). From the definition of estate management one can see that there are elements of management which are ‘conducting and operating’ this simply means that there are persons saddled with the responsi ... 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 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---