ORDER OF CONTENTS
Title page ............................................................................... .
Author declaration .................................................................... .i
Statement of originality ............................................................... ii
Dedication .............................................................................. iii
Acknowledgement. .................................................................... iv
Order of contents ........................................................................ v
Abstract ................................................................................... vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction ......................................................... 1
1. 1 Background to the problem ................................. 3
1.2 Statement of the problem .................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the study .......................................... 5
1.4 Objectives of the study ....................................... 5
1.5 Significance of the study .................................... 5
1.6 Limitations and delimitations ................................ 6
1.7 Definition of terms and acronyms ........................... 7
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 literature review ............................................. 8
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Methodology ............................................... 12
3. I Hypothesis ................................................... 12
3.2 Research methodology ..................................... 12
3.2.1 Study design ................................................... 12
3.3 Methods of data collection ................................. 12
3.3.1 Questionnaire ................................................... 12
3.3.2 Interview methods ............................................. 13
3 .3 .3 Sampling strategy .............................................. 13
3.3.4 Population ....................................................... 13
3.3.5 Sample size ...................................................... 14
3.4 Procedure ...................................................... 14
3.5 Instruments used in data collection ........................ 14
3.5.1 Methods of data analysis ....................................... 15
3.5.2 Editing ............................................................ 15
3.5.3 Coding ............................................................. 15
Tabulating ......................................................... 15
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 The budget and time schedule .................................. 16
4.1 The budget. ..................................................... 16
The time schedule ............................................. 17
VI
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Data analysis, discussion and findings ..................... .18
5.1 Introduction .................................................... 18
5.2 Communication systems in 1ural areas ..................... 18
5.2.1 Traditional systems of communication ........................ 19.
5.2.2 Modern methods ofcommunication ........................... 20
5.3 Hindrances of communication in rural areas ............... 22
5.3 The extent to which communication
systems are responsible for the (under)
development in 1ural areas .................................... 24
5.4 Factors other than communication
responsible for the under development
of rural areas ...................................................... 26
5.5 How to improve communication in 1ural areas ............... 28
CHAPTER SIX
6.0 Summary, conclusion and recomn1endations ................... 30
6.1 Introduction ......................................................... 30
6.2 Summary ............................................................. 30
6.3 Conclusions .......................................................... 30
6.4 Recommendations ................................................... 30
7.0 References .................................................................. 32
8.0 Appendix ..................................................................... 33
I Photography ........................................................... 33
II Questionnaire ......................................................... 36
III Interview guide ...................................................... .43
IV Observation sheet. ................................................... .44
ABSTRACT The study was about whether people in rural areas benefit from their communication systems. It is out of the researchers' curiosity to identify the validity Isocrates' observation that "Because there has been implanted in us the power to persuade each other ... not only have we escaped the life of wild beasts but we have come together and founded cities and made laws and founded aits" The researcher, therefore, had to study communication systems used in rural areas, modern and traditional, hindrances of communication in rural areas, the extent to which communication systems are responsible for the (under) development in rural areas, factors other than communication responsible for the under development in rural areas, and, how to improve on the communication systems in rural areas. Wambabya Development Scheme being a rural area with a lot of traditional communication systems was the most suitable area for carrying out research. The researcher used qualitative and qualities study to reveal all the details. Stratified sampling procedures were used. Questionnaires, interview guides and observation sheets were used to collect raw data. Data was handled by use of tables, graphs, piecharts and computer programme epi info was instrumental in analyzing data according to codes entered