Blocklaying and Concrete Work Practices of Building Craftsmen

This book titled “Blocklaying and Concrete Work Practices of Building Craftsmen ” is a research output or product that originated from a research thesis which was an investigation into the blocklaying and concrete work practices adopted by building craftsmen in rural areas of Zamfara State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study on a sample size of 322 master craftsmen comprising of 253 with educational qualification and 69 without educational qualification gotten with the aid of National Statistical Service Sample Size Calculator. A 13 item validated questionnaire with a Cronbach Alpha reliability of 0.84 was used for collecting data for the study. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings and recommendations of the study was unveiled inside this book. The book is suitable and recommended for use by all Lecturers and Technical Teachers in the Building Technology Trades.