RESOURCE MAINTENANCE FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
This study examines the influence of Resources maintenance on the provision of educational services in public and private secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study utilized a descriptive survey research design and stratified random sampling technique was used to sample seven hundred and thirty eight (738) principals and vice principals from the population of one thousand five hundred and fifteen (1,515) principals and vice principals of public and private secondary schools in Rivers States. Data were collected using researchers’ constructed questionnaire titled “Resource Maintenance for the Provision of Educational Services Questionnaire (RMPESQ)â€. The major limitation is that, is the terrain did not give us easy access to some areas for data collection. The mean, mean set and rank order as well as standard deviation and tâ€test were used in analyzing the null hypotheses. Result obtained shows that maintenance culture in both public and private secondary school is poor; the school physical resources are regularly maintained. Physical resources in schools if properly maintained influence the provision of educational service and students academic performance in Rivers State; that funds is the major problem militating against the maintenance of school resources.
Authors and Affiliations
UCHENDU C. C. | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA e‐mail: chikauchendu@yahoo.com Phone No; 08037360158 , Ekanem| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA e‐mail: chikauchendu@yahoo.com Phone No; 08037360158 , E. E. | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA e‐mail: chikauchendu@yahoo.com Phone No; 08037360158 , JONAH| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA e‐mail: chikauchendu@yahoo.com Phone No; 08037360158 , S. T. | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA e‐mail: chikauchendu@yahoo.com Phone No; 08037360158
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