Abstract:
The major focus of the study was to have an understanding on satisfaction of women
beneficiaries of Shakti Foundation, This study investigated the nature and extent of
rural women's satisfaction and factors influencing it. The methodology of this study is
an integration of quantitative and qualitative methods based on data collected in nine
villages of Sadar upazila under Munshigonj district. Eleven key indicators of
satisfaction covering four dimensions were chosen for this purpose. Data were
collected from
105
respondents during January-February. 2010 following systematic
sampling method. Finally, a cumulative satisfaction index (CSJ) was developed
adding the obtained scores of eleven satisfaction indicators.
Medium satisfaction took place among majority (44.9 percent) of the women, while
high satisfaction among (28.2 percent) of them. The proportion of women having low
satisfaction was only 26.9 percent. Thus the overwhelming majority (73.1 percent) of
the rural women reported to have acquired satisfaction to the extent of medium to
high. Among the eleven variables four namely family size, credit availability, credit
utilization and training received were positively significant. On the other hand age,
education, annual family income, commercialization, aspiration, fatalism and wealth
osership did not show any significant relationship with their satisfaction.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
