dc.contributor.author |
MWANGAKALA, Sania,A. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2025-03-05T10:51:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2025-03-05T10:51:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.iaa.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2894 |
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dc.description |
Supervisor..Dr.MBUTI, Elias |
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dc.description.abstract |
Public participation is used in making decision in various institutions and governments. Although
public participation has been used in Tanzania particularly in the local government authorities, no
enough assessment has been done on the impact of public participation on decision making. This
study therefore aimed to investigate the impact of public participation on decision making in
district authority of Geita District Council in Tanzania. The study specifically examined the
influence of public participation on effectiveness of decision making on the implementation,
evaluation and review of decisions made. The study employed mixed approach and convergent
parallel design. Sample of 53 from 110 targeted populations from Geita district office was
calculated using the Yamane formula and the respondents were sampled using simple random
and purposive sampling techniques. Questionnaires and documentary review were used to collect
data. The university supervisor and experts will evaluate the content and face validity of the
instruments. Reliability of the instruments for collecting quantitative data was tested and it
correlated at Cronbach’s coefficient alpha r=0.920 which was greater than 0.75 hence it was
reliable. This was confirmed by the reliability of the overall study data which was r=0.976.
However, the trustworthiness of instrument for collecting qualitative data was done by ensuring its
credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability to ensure that the instruments are fairly
reliable for the study. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the Statistical Package
for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0 and the results were presented in tables of frequencies
and percentages. The study established that public participation leads to effective decision
making, it enhances the implementation, evaluation and review of decisions made. The study
therefore established the positive impact of public participation on the decision making in local
government. The study recommended that local government should conduct public participation
before making decisions in order to enhance the effectiveness, implementation, evaluation and
review of such decisions. |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.publisher |
IAA |
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dc.subject |
DECISION MAKING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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dc.title |
Impact of Public Participation in Decision Making in Local Government in Tanzania |
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dc.title.alternative |
A case study of Geita district council |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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