Martins library researcher went on to state the systematic processes or
procedures designed for generating collecting and analyzing of data required to
give solutions to the specific problems of this study.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD
The design and methodology used is
the desertive survey design and method, which makes room for suggestions and/or
opinions and views in relation to functional-approach to pension administration
in Nigeria Local government System.
AREA
The area of the study is Ebonyi
State of Nigeria with focus on functional approach to pension administration in
Nigeria Local government System.
POPULATION
The population for the study is multifaceted
based on the service work. The entire staff in the service of Ebonyi state
Local Government System, all pensioners who served and retired from the service
equally the staff of pension board constitute the population of study. This is
so because a sticking relationship between the retires cum those about to
retire and the pension board will in no small measure ameliorate the much-
talked about sufferings- associated with retirement. The population comprises
of twenty (20) from each of the thirteen Local government areas and thirty sub-
treasures, both of Ebonyi State.
Therefore, from the two major
sources: Local government areas has 20+13 = 260 and Zonal Sub-treasures has
35+3=105 __ totally three hundred and sixty five people.
SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
Since it will be difficult and
costly to sample the whose and different sources that made up the population,
we used the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size for the
study, hence the thirteen Local governments in Ebonyi State namely: Abakaliki,
Afikpo North, Afikpo South,Ebonyi, Ezza North, Ezza South, Ikwo, Ishielu
Ivo, izzi Ohaozara, Ohaukwu, and Onicha
and the six pay points stationed at Abakaliki, Afikpo, Ohaozara, Onicha, Owutu
Edda and Ishiagu respectively.
Having selected the sample purposive
sampling was used again to select Local Governments and sub-treasuries of which
chuster sampling was used to divide the Local Governments and Sub treasuries
into chuster to form sample units to whom questionnaires were administered.
The useage of Local government and
sub-treasuries is also result of the diverse nature of the target population.
Retires no Longer go to the local government Headquarters but to the various
sub-treasuries for the monthly pension allowance or as their problems might
demand.
The entire thirteen Local
governments were sampled as one strata and because we do not have the
population in those Local governments. We used quota sampling technique to
administer equal number of questionnaires to each Local governments on the
basis of assumption of equality of Local governments. Twenty questionnaires
were administered to each Local government for case of analysis.
Cluseter sampling was used in the
second strata as sub-treasuries located in the three Zonal Headquarters of the
state represents the chusters of the pensioners. Thirty-five questionnaires was
administered to each of the three Zonal sub-treasuries.
Thus probability
and non-probability sampling techniques were used.
Finally the sample size for this
study was three hundred (300) people,
and it was arrived at as indicated in the tables below. Table 1 (stratum) two
hundred (200) respondents and tables2 (strutum2 ) one hundred (100) respondents
making a total sample size of three hundred (300) people.
Samples Showing
Respondents And Percentage to Questionnaire Administered To Local Government
And Sub Treasuries Zones In Ebonyi State.
TABLE 1 STRATUM)
Local
government
|
No. of
questionnaire
|
Responds
|
Percentages
|
Abakaliki
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Afikpo North
|
20
|
20
|
10.0
|
Afikpo South
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ebonyi
|
20
|
10
|
5.0
|
Ezza North
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ikwo
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ishielu
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ivo
|
20
|
20
|
10.0
|
Izzi
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ohaozara
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
Ishielu
|
20
|
15
|
10.0
|
Onicha
|
20
|
15
|
7.5
|
13
|
260
|
200
|
100
|
TABLE 2
(stratum2)
Zone
|
Sub-treasury
|
No
of questionnaires
|
Respondents
|
Percentage
|
||||||
Ebonyi
|
Abakaliki
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
||||||
Ebonyi
central
|
Onicha
|
35
|
30
|
30
|
||||||
Ebonyi
South
|
Afikpo
|
|||||||||
3
|
3
|
105
|
100
|
100%
|
||||||
METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
The sources of sources of data on
this research work under review are based on both under review are secondary
data.
(a)
primary
sources of Data
This
concern the data located from the original sources by the interviews,
observations, questionnaires administration, etc.
The
researcher interviewed the people, examined relevant documents administered questionnaires
to the respondents who supplied the needed data used in the study. Thus, the
raw and useful data come from this source.
(b)
secondary
sources of Data
The secondary
sources of data include previous materials or already existing works both
published and unpublished. They include books, monographs, journals, periodical
articles mimeographs seminar and workshop papers, internet material,
newspapers, magazines obtained from libraries, institutions, individuals, etc.
METHOD
OF DATA ANALYSIS
The simple percentage statistical
method was used in testing the four hypothesis as: x= f/n x 100/1. where =f=
frequency of responses holding the same view, n= total number of respondents
served. Then the real answer.
3.7 Instrumentation
The study used the survey method of
data Collecting by means of interviews and questionnaires as wale as
examination of documents and observation things on ground were used to generate
data and information use to examine analyzed problems of pension
administration in Nigeria Local
Government System. A study of Ebonyi State.
The open-ended question Dichotomous
question, and multiple-choice question formats of questionnaires were
administered on the respondents. This structured were-used. Likent scare of
measurement mostly used.
3.8 validity of
investment
a scale possesses validity when it
claims to measure (Goode and Hart 1952).
Thus, when a
careful attempt has been made to ensure that an instrument contains what it is
supposed to contain by appling the theoretical and practical Knowledge in the
field about what is being study, and by convicing oneself in common sense, that
the items or questions in the instrument are logically reflective of what is
being studied, then we can say that an instrument has been logically validated.
In this study pilot study as well as the opinion and views of experts in the
relevant fields to the study was according sought and used study because of
their knowledge and experience in improving the validity of the issue or
problem under investigation/study. Thus logical validation and pilot test were
actually used for both validity and reliability of the study.
3.9 Reliability
of instrument
The measuring instrument is reliable
when the results of measuring instrument are constent over time, dependable and
Credible. According to Goode and Hart (1975):me cormic and tiffin (1975): and
black and champion (1976): reliability is the ability of an instrument to
produce the same consistent result over time when applied to the same sample.
To ensure perfect reliability of the results of measuring instruments, the
pilot test or study method or technique was used.