SCHOOL MAPPING AS THE DETERMINANT OF THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION RESOURCES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Authors

  • Florence Ukamaka Akudo PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Innocent Chiawa Igbokwe PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Israel Chijiuka Oparaji PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i3.3644

Keywords:

school mapping, education resources, public secondary schools

Abstract

In this study, the researcher investigated school mapping as a determinant for the provision of education resources in public secondary schools in Imo State. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The instrument used to collect data from the respondents was “School Mapping as a Determinant for the Provision of Education Resources in Public Secondary Schools in Imo State Questionnaire (SMDPERPSSISQ)”. The instrument was validated by three experts. The reliability of the SMDPERPSSISQ was established through a pilot testing and analysis using Cronbach alpha which yielded an average of 0.84 considered high enough for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficients were used to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses. In testing the null hypotheses, when p-value is equal or greater than 0.05 level of significance, the null hypothesis is accepted, but if it is otherwise, the null hypothesis is rejected. The finding of the study, among others is that most of the schools in the study area are concentrated in the urban areas with few of them are cited in the rural areas. It was therefore recommended that more schools should be located at the rural communities to provide education opportunities for children of school age in the rural area.

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Author Biographies

  • Florence Ukamaka Akudo, PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Florence Ukamaka Akudo is a senior lecturer in the department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. She is specialized in Educational Administration, Supervision and Management. Her research interests include but not limited to personnel management, research funding and quality assurance.
  • Innocent Chiawa Igbokwe, PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Innocent Chiawa Igbokwe is a research fellow and lecturer in the department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. His area of specialization is Educational Management and Policy. His research interests include educational management, artificial intelligence in education, educational policy and migration. His orcid id is orcid.org/0000-0002-3296-5777.
  • Israel Chijiuka Oparaji, PhD, Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Israel Chijiuka Oparaji is a lecturer in the department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. His area of specialization is Educational Management. His academic records include SC/GCE, BLS, M.ED, PhD, LLB. His research interests are educational management and personnel management in education.

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2021-03-24

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2021)

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