NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: AEM 458
COURSE TITLE: EXTENSION STRATEGIES IN PILOT RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXAMINATION
TIME ALLOWED: 3HOURS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER 5 QUESTIONS ONLY. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS.
1a. Briefly explain what you understand by rural development highlighting its objectives. (15Marks)
1b. List the steps to be taken in order to achieve the objectives of pilot projects. (5Marks)
2. Discuss the various approaches to rural development highlighting their strength and weakness. (20 Marks)
3a.What do you understand by models of rural development? (5 Marks)
3b. In what ways does the Rural Urban Integration Model differ from the Intersectional/Zonal Coordination model of rural development? (15 Marks)
4. Discuss fully what you understand by Community Driven Development highlighting its key elements and strategies. (20 Marks)
5a. Outline the steps to be followed for effective community development. (10Marks)
5b. With the aid of a diagramme only sketch the phases of a research cycle. (10 Marks)
6a.List the forms of utility you know. (6 Marks)
6b. What are some of the problems associated with rural development? (14 Marks)
7a. Suggest reasons that makes the training of staff necessary. (10Marks)
7b. Outline the various ways in which staff training can be achieved. (10Mars)
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