RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PROJECT PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN JUBA COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i2.68Keywords:
Community Engagement, Project planning, Performance of road construction projects, Juba CountyAbstract
BackgroundOne of the important tasks in the new millennium was to find successful ways to engage the communities in shaping the future of road construction in Juba County. The study aims to examine the relationship between community engagement in project planning and the performance of road construction projects in Juba County, South Sudan.
Methodology
A cross-sectional study employing quantitative data collection methods. The study used a combination of both random and non-random sampling techniques. Simple random sampling was used because of its simplicity and the ability to allow all respondents an equal chance of being included in a sample.
Results
There is a positive correlation between community engagement in project planning and the performance of road construction projects in Juba City (r = 0.241 and P value < 0.01) which gives us evidence that there is a significant positive relationship between community engagement in project planning and performance of road construction projects in Juba South Sudan. 44.6% of changes in the performance of road construction projects in Juba can be explained by community engagement in project planning, and the 55.4% changes are explained by other factors. An increment in community engagement in project planning in Juba leads to an increase in the performance of road construction projects in Juba by .214. The coefficient is significant at a 5% significance level since the P value (0.00<0.05).
Conclusions
Community engagement in the planning stage of the community road construction project has a significant influence on the performance of community-based road construction Projects.
Recommendations
The community road construction projects should hold capacity-building sessions for the members and the committee members to equip them with appropriate knowledge concerning the designing and development of community road construction projects.
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