INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL PLANT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZONE “B” SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Edwin Chukwuaguzie Elujekwute (PhD), John Iorlaha Daagu, Augustine Ushunamoka Ikwen

Abstract


This study investigated the Influence of School Plant on the Management of Secondary Schools in Zone ‘B’ Senatorial District of Benue State of Nigeria. Specifically the study investigated the influence of School Site/location, Medical Facilities and School Laboratories in Secondary Schools. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The review of related literature was done under the conceptual frame works which identified the Influence of school site/location, medical facilities and school laboratories on the Management of Secondary Schools in Zone ‘B’ Senatorial District of Benue State of Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised two thousand eight hundred (2800) teachers in sixty-five (65) grant aided secondary schools in the study area, out of which two hundred and ninety eight (298) teachers from twelve (12) grant aided secondary schools constituted the sample of the study. A 15- item structured questionnaire developed by the researchers titled “Influence of School Plant and Management of Secondary School Questionnaire (ISPMSSQ)” was used for data collection. Data obtained for the study were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Mean and Standard Deviations were used to answer the research questions while the Chi-square(x2) test of goodness of fit was used to test the hypotheses. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that school site/location, school medical facilities and school laboratories have significant Influence on the Management of Secondary Schools in Zone “B” Senatorial District of Benue State of Nigeria. It was recommended among others that educational administrators should ensure that schools are sited/ located in areas that will encourage effective teaching and learning. The Government should ensure that sufficient medical facilities are provided for teachers and students as to encourage effective and efficient teaching and learning process in schools. Also the Educational Administrators should ensure that school laboratories are stocked with sufficient chemicals, equipment and functional instruments in schools so as to enable teachers and students carryout effective experiment and practical. The implications of the findings were highlighted and Conclusion drawn based on the study.

Keywords


Influence, School Plant, Secondary Education, School Site/Location, Benue State.

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