scholarly journals Extent of School-Based Management Committee Involvement in Public Secondary Schools Administration in Abuja, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Orji Friday Oko ◽  
Mando Patricia Nguwasen ◽  
Nzewi Felicia Ebelechukwu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
School Based ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
School Based Management ◽  
Secondary School Administration ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Given that managing schools to attain expected goals is becoming challenging in the present competitive society, it becomes paramount that collaborations, especially with a highly innovative group of people are encouraged. In the light of this, the purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of School-Based Management Committees' (SBMCs) involvement in public secondary school administration in Abuja. A descriptive survey design was used for the study, and 3 research questions were answered in relation to the 3 research objectives of the study. The population of the study was 460 respondents, and a sample size of 250 respondents was drawn through proportionate random and convenience sampling techniques. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Arithmetic mean was employed in analyzing the research questions. The result revealed among others, that the school-based management committees play a passive role in planning in public secondary schools in Abuja. It was concluded that for schools to effectively meet the academic need of the Abuja community, their collaborations with the SBMCs have to be very active and productive. To this end, SBMCs need to become more committed to collaborating and helping the schools in terms of planning, staffing and monitoring.

scholarly journals Students’ Perception of Chemistry Teachers’ Characteristics of Interest, Attitude and Subject Mastery in the Teaching of Chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This research determined students’ perception of teachers’ characteristics of interest, attitude and subject mastery as required in the teaching of chemistry in senior secondary schools in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State. The study made use of a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all the chemistry students in all public secondary schools in Abakaliki Education Zone. From a total population of six hundred and thirty (630) senior secondary II students, a sample of three hundred (300) students was used for the study selected by stratified random sampling technique. This was based on the four local government areas in the Education zone. A structured questionnaire in a four point Likert type format was used for data collection. The instrument had a reliability coefficient of 0.88, which showed a high internal consistency. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the lone null hypothesis. Results of the study indicated that students perceived to a high extent; teachers’ interest, attitude towards chemistry and mastery of the subject as necessary characteristics in the teaching of chemistry. The hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance was not significant. Based on the results of the study and the educational implications of the results, recommendations were made.

Extent of Utilization of Security Management Strategies for Enhancing Secondary Schools’ Administration by Principals in Udi Education Zone, Enugu State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Eze Ifeyinwa P. ◽  
Ozoana H. O.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Secondary School Administration ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Reliability

The study was carried out to examine the impact of principals‟ security management strategies for enhancing secondary schools administration in Udi Education Zone. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Principals‟ population was 54 while teachers‟ population was 621, the researcher purposively sampled 124 teachers‟ and made use of the 54 principals. The researcher made use of instrument for data collection. The instrument consisted of 15 items. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha with an overall reliability index of 0.80 which made the instrument highly reliable. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while ttest statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that the respondents were of the views that, principals‟ security management strategies relating to the provision of security devices have an impact in enhancement of secondary school administration in Udi Education Zone to a low extent. It was recommended among others that the government should take the issue of security as a matter of priority as well as allocating money for the purchasing of such safety and security building equipment as video surveillance (CCTV) among others.

scholarly journals The Use of ICT in Teaching Kiswahili Play in Secondary Schools in Uasingishu County, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Naumi Chepkemoi ◽  
David Wanyonyi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The main aim of this study was to investigate the use of ICT in teaching Kiswahili plays in secondary schools as a way of cultivating interest and positive attitude towards drama at an early age. The objectives of the study were: To ascertain whether teachers of Kiswahili play have ICT skills for teaching Kiswahili plays and to examine attitude of teachers of Kiswahili towards integration of ICT in teaching Kiswahili plays The study used social learning theory by Bandura and the functionalism theory by John Dewey. The study employed a descriptive survey design to answer the research questions. Stratified sampling was used to categorize schools in to boys, girls, mixed schools, day and boarding schools. Simple random sampling was applied to select 275 students from a total of 918 students. The study used focus group discussion, questionnaires for teachers and students to collect data and interviews to provide further information on the teacher’s attitude on the use of ICT in teaching Kiswahili play and observation. The study showed limited use of ICT in teaching and learning of Kiswahili play and it adds up into the pool of existing knowledge and is beneficial to teachers since it gives suggestion on the best combination to motivate and arouse interest of teaching and also to the teacher training institutions in preparing teachers to adequately use ICT in instruction in classroom level and also to the curriculum developers.

scholarly journals The Influence of Idealism on Curbing Schoolers’ Defiant Behaviours

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Shinga Alphonsus Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study intends to examine defiant behaviours among schoolers at the three levels of education in Gombe metropolis, which has reached a critical point. To guide the study, the research takes a descriptive survey design. Three research questions focusing on the defiant behaviours among schoolers were formulated. Eight institutions were randomly selected and a total number of 146 respondents were also randomly sampled for the study. A structured questionnaire with 12-items was designed. Results revealed that these defiant behaviours has caused high rate of dropouts among schoolers and so affected their contribution in the task of the nation building. It is the position of the paper that idealism, which emphasizes self-awareness and self-knowledge, can be used to tackle the problem of defiant behaviours among schoolers.

Availability and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Resources for English Language Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Nsukka Urban: Implication for National Security.

2019 ◽  
pp. 210-217
Author(s):  
Nnamani A.P. ◽  
Ukoha E.O. ◽  
Nwachukwu V.N.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study examined the availability and utilization of ICT Resources for teaching English Language in secondary schools located in Nsukka urban of Enugu state, Nigeria. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 9 teachers out 29 English teachers from the 9 public secondary schools in Nsukka urban. One English teacher each from the nine schools making it a total number of 9 teachers were used for the study. Checklist and questionnaires were used to collect data. These instruments were validated by three experts from university of Nigeria Nsukka. Percentages, mean and standard deviation and t-test were used to analyse the data collected. The findings of the study revealed that only 3 ICT resources were available for teaching English language in secondary schools. The study also revealed that the very few that were available were grossly underutilized. This implied that the teaching of English which is known for its capacity to douse linguistic tension in our multilingual Nigeria is not effectively and efficiently taught and learnt. Recommendations made include that government should make available ICT resources for the purposes of teaching English in secondary schools in Nsukka urban and that teachers should be exposed on how to use the ICT resources.

Leadership Practices of Principals for Sustainable Development of Secondary Schools in Anambra State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Afugbuom O.M.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the leadership of principals for sustainable development of secondary schools in Anambra State. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for this study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and they guided the study. The population for the study consisted of all 257 principals and 4320 teachers in Anambra State secondary schools. 10% of the teachers‟ population was used for this study while 257 principals were used. The researcher made use of a 10 item questionnaire which was face validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha. The reliability index was 0.80 which made the instrument reliable. The researchers‟ questions were answered by making use of mean with standard deviation, while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that the sustainable development of secondary schools in Anambra State was to a great extent. The recommendations made among others was for the principals to enhance their working relationship with the staff of the secondary schools as to create a peaceful teaching and learning environment for a sustainable development in the schools.

scholarly journals Secondary School Teachers’ and Principals’ Knowledge and Perception of School-Based Supervision Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imasuen K. ◽  
Bello S.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Based ◽  
Supervision Practices ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
School Supervision ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study sought to find out teachers’ and principals’ knowledge and perception of school-based supervision practices in public secondary schools in Benin metropolis. To achieve this purpose, four research questions were raised. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of the teachers and principals in the Benin metropolis. A sample size of three hundred and sixty-three (363) principals and teachers was used. A structured questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation for the research questions while the Chi-square and independent sample t-test were used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that the teachers and principals were knowledgeable in the art of school-based supervision practices, and there were a lot of problems facing the effective practice of school-based supervision. The findings further revealed that years of experience was a determining factor in the art of carrying out school-based supervision. Therefore, appointing principals with at least ten years of experience and provision of modern facilities for school supervision were recommended.

scholarly journals Child Rape in Nigeria, Implications on the Education of the Child

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Maria Charity Agbo
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Child Life ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Child Rape

<em>The purpose of this study was to investigate child rape in Nigeria, its implications on the education of the child. Descriptive survey design was adopted. Three research questions guided the study. The population of the study was all the young parents in Nigeria whose female children are between 0-12 years old. Disproportionate random sampling was used to select 100 respondents each from 8 states out of 36 states in the country, making it 800 respondents. Structured questionnaire and interview were used to collect data from the respondents. Frequency, percentage and rank order were used to analyze the data collected for research question one. Mean, standard deviations and rank order were used to analyze data for research questions two and three. The findings revealed a high prevalence of child rape in Nigeria. The findings also identified in rank order; lack of reports on rape cases, mishandling of rape cases, child labour, children being left alone without care, men raping children for ritual purposes, indecent dressing as the causes of child rape. According to the findings, the effects of child rape in rank order include; emotional traumas, social stigma, sexual transmitted infections, termination of child’ life, low academic performance, physical pains and injuries, school dropout, poor attendance to school. Recommendations and implications were also made.</em>

scholarly journals Lecturer's Assessment of Adequacy and Utilization of Educational Technology for Effective Teaching of Environmental Sciences Programmes in Kano State Polytechnic, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Sani Dambatta
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Likert Rating Scale ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This article reports on the main purpose of the study which assessed the adequacy and utilization of educational technology for effective teaching of environmental sciences programmes by the lecturers of Kano State Polytechnic, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study. The population comprised 23 lecturers teaching environmental sciences courses in the Polytechnic. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. A structured questionnaire containing 20 items in 5 point likert rating scale was developed and validated by experts. Reliability co-efficient of 0.75 was established using Cronbach Alpha which shows the internal consistency of the instrument was high. Collection of data was done by the researcher. Questions were answered and analysed with Mean and Standard Deviation. Findings reveal that educational technology for teaching environmental sciences courses were not adequate. Furthermore, the said resources were not utilized. It was concluded that there was inadequate and non-utilization of educational technology, which the resulting effect could lead to graduating half-baked students.   Keywords: Adequacy; Educational Technology; Environmental Sciences; Utilization

scholarly journals The Practice of School-Based Management in Ondo State Public Secondary Schools: Implication of School Location

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Olaseni Vivian Morenike
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
School Location ◽  
School Based ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
School Based Management

The practice of School-Based Management (SBM) has been widely liked to variety of wide positives in schools and increasingly acceptable in major developed and developing nations, however, the disposition and acceptance of the SMB policy remained unclear in Ondo State, Nigeria. In Nigeria, there is paucity of literature addressing the role of school location in the practice of SBM policy. This study, therefore examined the practicality of SBM in public secondary schools in Ondo State and the implication of school location. Descriptive survey design was adopted by the study. Key players from sixty (60) public secondary schools in Ondo State participated in the current study using purposive sampling techniques. In determine the efficiencies and effectiveness of School-Based Management Committees, participant were opened to Effective School-Based Management Index (E-SBM-INDEX). The instrument reported a strong overall Cronbach alpha of 0.97, while the subscales factors entails, power decentralization (α =.92); facilities obligation (α =.73); monitoring and evaluation (α =.65); recruitment and retrenchment (α =.85); and financial obligation (α =.71). Information on socio-demographic factors and geographical location of schools were also obtained from the participants. Descriptive analysis and T-Test of independent sample were used to analyze data and accepted at P < 0.05. Respondents’ mean age was 49.5±11.5 years. It was revealed that 35% of the public schools engaged practice effective SBM in Ondo State, while 65% of public schools engaged were practicing ineffective SBM. Furthermore, It was revealed that there was significant difference in the practice of SBM in rural and urban public secondary schools in Ondo State (T (58) = 26.60; P < 0.01), such that, public secondary schools located in the rural area ( = 75.20, SD = 1.80) practice effective SBM’s policy than counterparts located in the urban area ( = 34.97, SD = 02.67). Majorly the practice of SBM in public secondary school remained ineffective in Ondo State. The practice of SBM in rural and urban public secondary schools in Ondo State is significantly different. Public secondary schools located in the rural area of Ondo State practice effectively SBM’s policy than public secondary schools located in the urban area of Ondo State. It is recommended that the government should be pro-active in creating an enabling environment in terms of policy upon which SBM can be practice effectively and efficiently.

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