Assessement of The Provision, Utilisation And Maintenance of Facilities In Secondary Schools In Bida And Kutigi Educatonal Zones In Niger State

Assessement of The Provision, Utilisation And Maintenance of Facilities In Secondary Schools   In Bida And Kutigi  Educatonal Zones In   Niger State.

ABSTRACT

This studyassessed Provision, Utilization and Maintenance of Facilities in Secondary Schools in Bida and Kutigi Educational Zones in Niger State.

Objectives of the study were toascertain the provision, utilization and maintenance of infrastructural facilities, teaching facilities, learning facilities, welfare facilities and recreational and games facilities in secondary schools in Bida and Kutigi Educational Zones in Niger state.

Related literatures of concepts in relation to the study were reviewed. The research was conducted using the descriptive survey research design.

Seventy five itemquestionnaire tagged (PUMOFQ) using likert rating scale of strongly agree (SA), agree (A), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD) was used to gather data.

The instrument was validated by my supervisors, pilot tested and a reliability co-efficient of 0.82 was obtained.Sample population of 300 Participants (137 Principals and 163 Teachers) were used, the sample was taken using judgmental/purposive sampling technique.

Five null hypotheses were formulated and tested using chi-Squareat 0.05 level of significance.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Declaration ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
List of Tables viii
List of Figures ix
List of Abbreviations x
Operational Definition of Terms xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 5

1.3 Objectives of the Study 7

1.4 Research Questions 8

1.5 Research Hypotheses 8

1.6 Basic Assumptions 9

1.7 Significance of the Study 10

1.8 Scope of the Study 10

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Conceptual Framework 11
2.2.1 Concept of Educational Facilities 11
2.2.2 Concept of Provision of Educational Facilities. 13
2.2.3 Concept ofUtilization of Educational Facilities. 13
2.2.4 Concept of Maintenance of Educational Facilities 14
2.3Provision Utilization and Maintenance of Educational Facilities 18
2.3.1 Provision Utilization and MaintenanceofInfrastructural Facilities in Schools 18
2.3.2 Provision Utilization and Maintenanceof Teaching Facilities in Schools23
2.3.3 Provision Utilization and Maintenanceof Learning Facilities in Schools 37
2.3.4 Provision Utilization and Maintenanceof Welfare Facilities in Schools 45
2.3.5 ProvisionUtilization and Maintenanceof Recreational and Games Facilities inSchools 47
2.4 Empirical Studies 49
2.5 Summary 52
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction 53
3.2 Research Design 53
3.3 Population of the Study 53
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique 54
3.5 Instrumentation 56
3.5.1 Validity of the Instrument 56
3.5.2 Pilot Testing 56
3.5.3 Reliability of the Instrument 56

3.6 Methods of Data Analysis 54

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction 58
4.2 Analysis and Interpretation of Data 58
4.3 Summary of Hypotheses Testing 95
4.4 Major Findings of the Study 97
4.5 Discussion of Findings 98

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Introduction 101
5.2 Summary 101
5.3 Conclusions 102
5.4 Recommendations 103
5.5 Suggestions for further Studies 104
References 105
Appendices 110

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study

There are growing concerns among Education stakeholders and Practitioners about the present poor state of Infrastructural facilities available for teaching and learning in Secondary Schools across the Country.

There are calls for the need to re-vamp the Educational sector to address the concerns of the citizenry and comply with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These calls, gave rise to the current educational reforms of the Federal Government.

Documentary research evidences revealed that facilities and resources for teaching and learning in schools are grossly inadequate and sometimes inappropriate.

Nwadiani (2001) observed that the facilities are not only over utilized, they are also poorly maintained.

UNESCO (1998) further stressed that monitoring of the learning achievement report on the available instructional materials in the 960 sampled schools across the country revealed that chalkboard and chalk were the only materials reported as being adequately available in the schools.

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