ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL PLANT MANAGEMENT FOR QUALITY DELVERY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN ABA EDUCATION ZONE OF ABIA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the Influence of School Plant on the Management of Secondary Schools in Aba Education zone of Abia State of Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is two thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine (2749) teachers, out of which two hundred students (200) teachers constituted the sample of the study. A 10- 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 z score 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 Aba Education zone of Abia 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 so 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.