scholarly journals Local Leadership Styles and Community Development: A Study of the Irasa Community of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Mary Olufunke Adedokun ◽  
Gladys Modupe Kayode
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Participative Leadership ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Local Leadership ◽  
The People ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Flow Of Information

The assertion that the leadership style exhibited by the community leaders influenced the participations of community members in development activities was examined in this study using Irasa community in Ado-Ekiti as a case study. An instrument tagged ‘Questionnaire for Community Members’ was used for this study. The instrument was administered on thirty randomly selected respondents in the community. Information obtained revealed that respondents believed that community development involved setting up of goals which are done jointly through the involvement of all stake holders. Participation in Community Development Projects was not regarded as mandatory hence offenders were not liable to punishment. Also, the in-flow and out-flow of information were not restricted by the leaders and their directives were not strictly complied with. The leaders respected and protected the self esteems of the subjects. The leaders recognized the subjects’ worth and esteems, based their actions on trust, integrity, honesty, equality, openness and mutual respects. All these were features of democratic or participative leadership style. In conclusion, this study revealed that democratic leadership practised in the study area lends credence to the assertion that when good leadership is provided the people participate voluntarily in the accomplishment of stated objectives.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Leadership Style of the Head of the Library (Case Study of UPT Bung Karno Library Blitar)

AL Maktabah ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Suci Nurrahma Kuswati
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
The People ◽  
The Public Sphere

The issue of leadership today is an interesting one to discuss in management. Leadership in organizations / agencies in the public sphere is more widely discussed, because it is directly related to the surrounding community. The library is one of the institutions in the service and service sector that is directly related to the community. Libraries are then divided into two, namely public libraries and special libraries. The UPT of Bung Krno's Proclamator Library is a special plus library managed by the National Library of Indonesia (PNRI) for the people of Blitar City in particular and in general Indonesian people, tasked with improving Indonesian culture and civilization through the thoughts and actions of great people. This research uses a case study research method with a qualitative design. Data obtained from observations, interviews and literature studies, constrained access to and from outside the city due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper conducts interviews via online media with assistance from customer service. Interviews were replaced by filling out closed questionnaires to 10 (ten) employees in the UPT Bung Karno Library. The result of this research is that the head of Bung Karno Library's UPT uses democratic leadership in leading agencies.Key words: leadership, special library, UPT Bung Karno Library, democratic leadership.

scholarly journals Violence as development? A challenge to the church

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Landman
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
The State ◽  
African Women ◽  
Local Leadership ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
Prophetic Voice ◽  
The Church

Dullstroom-Emnotweni was the site of protests against the lack of service delivery by local government in 2009. The local leadership of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa was confronted with challenges when its members got involved in acts of violence both from the side of the community and from the side of the police. Viewing itself as an asset to the community and an agent in its development towards health and wellbeing, the church was challenged by the situation in its prophetic capacity as well as in its relationship with the �state�. In an attempt to negotiate answers to the church�s relationship with the �state� in situations of violence, the uprising in Dullstroom-Emnotweni is used as a case study, and Calvin�s notion of the church as a world-transforming agent, the views of African women theologians on nonviolence, the practical piety of local religiousness, and the memory of systems of governance as �evil� are used as intertexts to define the church�s position vis-�-vis violence as an option for development. A position of caution is taken, a position in which the church retains both its political distance and its prophetic voice, remains true to its calling as an asset to community development, and condones violence cautiously when development is at stake.

scholarly journals An Inquiry into Community Members’ Use and Attitudes toward Technology in Mishkeegogamang Tepacimowin Networks

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie Gray-McKay ◽  
Kerri L. Gibson ◽  
Susan O'Donnell ◽  
The People of Mishkeegogamang
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
The People ◽  
Information And Communication

Mishkeegogamang First Nation is a rural Ojibway community in Northwestern Ontario. Mishkeegogamang community members of all ages use a wide array of information and communication technologies (ICT) as tools in daily life, and as a means to support individual and community goals. This collaborative paper tells the story of how Mishkeegogamang uses ICT for community development, drawing on 17 interviews with community members, and several community member profiles. A basic descriptive quantitative analysis is also provided, giving information on frequency of use of a wide variety of technologies. Community informatics theory guides the interpretation of the findings. A broad range of ICT use by community members will be explored, including the Mishkeegogamang website, the busy yet invisible use of social networking sites, youth and ICT, ICT for health and education, and ICT to support traditional activities. Finally, a section on challenges and needs for facilitating ICT use is also provided. Mishkeegogamang has collaborated on a rich chronicle of its land and people in the Mishkeegogamang book: The Land, the People, and the Purpose (Heinrichs, Hiebert, & The People of Mishkeegogamang, 2009). This paper is conceptualised as a new chapter, documenting how community members use ICT in their daily lives and for community development. There have been no similar past explorations that have addressed this area. In addition, within the broader literature on First Nations in Canada, there have been few to no published accounts of community members’ perspectives and uses of ICT. This study is part of a broader collaborative research project called (First Nations Innovation), which explores how remote and rural First Nations are using information and communication technologies for community development.

scholarly journals Komunitas Pedesaan di Malaysia : Masalah Dan Tantangan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1406-1414
Author(s):  
Teuku Afrizal
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Community development is an effort to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the community. The Wawasan Village Movement Program is a program that focuses on the development of rural human development towards a village that is more advanced, attractive and profitable. Even though in its implementation, community development is running smoothly and successfully. However, post-success needs to be maintained and sustainable. This article focuses on problems and challenges in the context of rural community development through the Wawasan Village Movement program. This article takes a case study in the Village of Shadow Keningau, Sabah Malaysia. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations. As well as documentation of published and unpublished materials. The article found several important facilitators who became problems and challenges after the successful implementation of the Village Movement Movement program in Keningau Shadow Village. This includes; (i) no further action from the government after the success; (ii) difficulty maintaining existing committees; (iii) idle and using assets for a long time; (iv loosening of social ties. In short, after the success of the government, it is necessary to give encouragement and encouragement to the Desa Bayangan community by making this village a model village. In addition, taking community members as facilitators in fostering other Wawasan Village Movement villages that are being fostered.

DOCUMENTING AND RECORDING ORAL HISTORY IN THE HLUHLUWE / IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE: A CASE STUDY OF THE MAGQUBU NTOMBELA FOUNDATION PROJECT

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Noleen S. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
The People ◽  
Game Reserve ◽  
Park Area

This paper highlights the Oral History efforts of the Magqubu Ntombela Foundation, which was established in 1995 and is named after a famous deceased game ranger from the Imfolozi Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Magqubu Ntombela, who dedicated his life as a game guard to wildlife conservation from 1914 to 1993. This Foundation intends to prevent the loss of records containing the history, culture and conservation of the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park area (HIP), which are reflected in the names of the places, mountains, rivers and streams as well as in the oral stories of its past custodians. It aims through projects such as the revision of the HIP area map as well as recording the oral narratives of the old and retired game guards, to preserve part of the ‘soul of the country’, which is in such danger of slipping away and being buried in the mire of modern technology. There is a great need in South Africa to safeguard its intangible heritage by collecting, recording and archiving memories of community members in different parts of the country. Conservation of these memories involves the extrapolation of oral histories, testimonies and personal recollections of the people and past events of this area. These memories richly enhance our current knowledge and understanding of this important wildlife sanctuary and can serve not only as a rich historical source of the people and places of the area but also of the flora and fauna.

Building rehabilitation proposal from a sustainable and solidary approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia A. Juárez Ruiz ◽  
Sofía del Pozo C
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
White House ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Architectural Survey ◽  
Development Center

<p>Oaxaca State (Mexico) has great tangible and intangible wealth. Its history includes buildings dated from the Spanish crown conquest in the XVI century. Its architecture is considered a monumental wealth, in spite of the damages caused by earthquakes along its history. In this work the social - educational approach has been considered as part of the frame of work to preserve and to rehabilitate the built heritage. We present a case study in San Jeronimo Taviche. In this town, as in others, the built patrimony has been lost due to lack of valuation of this patrimony, and lack of economic resources for its conservation and maintenance. The "white house" is a building built at the beginning of the 20th century with traditional systems. It was realized the topographic and architectural survey and a social participative diagnostic. The participative methodologies allow the involved people to be a part of the diagnosis and of the proposal of solution, with which at medium period we hope to achieve the appropriation of the project. With the social and educational approach, the capacities of the people become stronger for the conservation of their patrimony and for the search of resources of financial support for its rehabilitation as a Community Development Center.</p>

Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Nigerian Banks

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Ojokuku ◽  
T A Odetayo ◽  
A S Sajuyigbe
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study examined the impact of leadership style on organizational performance in selected Banks, in Ibadan Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting a total of sixty (60) respondents as sample for the study, while relevant data was gathered with the aid of a structured questionnaire. One hypothesis was formulated and inferential statistical tool was used to analyze the data specifically Pearson product moment correlation was used to examine the relationship between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance, while Regression analysis was used to examine the significant effect of leadership style dimensions on followers and performance. Findings showed positive and negative correlation between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance. It was also found that leadership style dimensions jointly predict organizational performance, which counted for 23% variance of performance. The study concluded that transformational and democratic leadership style should be employed by the Banks’ management in order to wax stronger in a global competitive environment.

scholarly journals Empowering Kibera during political change: A case study through a Freirean lens

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110102
Author(s):  
Neil Gibson ◽  
Stephen Vertigans ◽  
Natascha Mueller-Hirth
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Work Empowerment

Empowerment is an often used concept and the work of Paulo Freire has helped to define the application and outcomes of approaches. The researchers visited Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, during periods of political activity which had previously resulted in violence. Community members identified strategies employed in an attempt to curtail heightened risk. These factors were analysed to evaluate whether empowerment, as espoused by Freire, was still relevant in community development work. Empowerment strategies were multi-faceted and highlighted that they had created new issues for the community to address, suggesting strategy and outcomes need to be strong considerations in future work.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Community Development: A Case Study from the Perspective of Self-Governance and Public Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Yang Fu ◽  
Weihong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City

(1) Background: There is a global trend to stimulate sustainable urbanization by updating the hardware of the built environment with green technologies. However, simply greening the city hardware does not ensure a sustainable urban system. In reality, urban communities, as cells of the city, play a crucial role in the sustainable development of the entire city. (2) Methods: This paper conducts a case study by investigating a community in Taipei with semi-structured interviews and other first-hand data. It examines how self-organization, voluntary groups, and the public participation of community members has successfully institutionalized a governing system for the sustainable development of communities; (3) Results: This paper identifies the major actors and mechanisms underpinning the sustainable development of urban communities with a case study in Taipei. The establishment of this more cost-effective form of community governance will possibly provide more benefits to community members; (4) Conclusions: This case study will shed light on the sustainable development of urban community in many other cities, offering possible pathways and epitome for self-organization of urban community in the coming era. Its cost-effective institutional design contributes greatly to sustainable community development, partly solving the current failure to promote urban sustainability.

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