Assessing the Success of School Cluster Zoning System in Senior Secondary Schools of Adamawa State, Nigeria
Journal Title: The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
This study assessed the success of school cluster zoning System in Senior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State. Education systems in most states in Nigeria are facing severe economic pressures which hinder achievement of both qualitative and quantitative goals of education. This has forced state governments to seek innovative ways to achieve their goals. A school cluster zoning system is one of such innovations introduced by Adamawa State Government of Nigeria in 1991. The purpose of the study was to assess the economic, pedagogic, administrative and political success of cluster zoning system in Senior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a survey design. The population of the study comprises of 37 Inspectors, 593 principals, and 5010 teachers. A sample size of 381 principals and 1,743 teachers was stratifiably determined through zonal inspectorate clusters and all inspectors were utilized for the study. Data was collected using researcher instrument titled “success of school cluster zoning system assessment questionnaire (SSCZSAQ). The instrument was validated by two experts with one director from Adamawa State Ministry of Education and a Senior Lecturer in Science Education Department, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola. The reliability coefficient of the instrument using Cronbach coefficient Alpha was 0.90. The study revealed that the economic, pedagogic, administrative and political purpose of school cluster zoning system was not successful. The study also concluded that economic, pedagogic, administrative and political objectives of school cluster zoning system were not achieved in Adamawa State. This study recommended among others that policy makers should pay careful attention to pedagogic objectives through the design of school cluster zoning system in senior secondary schools of Adamawa State.
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Kabiru Mohammed Badau, Suleiman Anaf Yahya
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