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Leveraging Technology on Provision and Management of School
Plant in Tertiary Institutions in Kogi State
Omuya, Ohunene Florence PhD, Tolorunleke, Emmanuel Adebayo PhD & Haruna, Josephine Eleojo
PhD
Department of Educational Foundations, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.903SEDU0730
Received: 24 November 2025; Accepted: 30 November 2025; Published: 10 December 2025
ABSTRACT
The study examine leverage technology on Provision and Management of School Plant in tertiary institutions
in Kogi State. The study has two objectives among which is to evaluate the Impact of technology on School
Plant Management. The research questions and hypotheses are in line with the research objectives. Descriptive
Survey Research design was adopted,the population of the study includes all tertiary institutions in Kogi State,
stratified random sampling technique was used to select four (4) tertiary institutions with 400 sample size
which comprises the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administrations, Dean of Faculties and Head of Departments.
Structured questionnaires with four likert scale and it is tagged “Leveraging on Technology for Provision and
Management of School Plant” (LOTFPAMOSP). The instrument was tested using test retest with a coefficient
of 0.86. Simple percentage was used to answer the research questions and Pearson Product Moment correlation
was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. The finding shows that there is significant
relationship between technology and school plants provision as technology facilities school plant provision in
tertiary institutions. The study concludes that using technology in provision and management of school plants
make utilization of school plant effectively and efficiently. The study recommend the use of Computerized
Maintenance System (CMS) should be provided for tracking repairs and maintenance.
Keywords: Leveraging, Technology, Management and School Plant
INTRODUCTION
Leveraging technology on Provision and Management of School Plant became importance in this era of
technology, using technology in the provision and management of school plant become easy and accessible for
the growth and enhancement of education. Also leveraging on modern technology for provision and
management of school plants can help to improve the management of physical resources by ensuring they meet
the needs of students and staff while operating efficiently. School plant is the physical infrastructure and
facilities of a school, including all the buildings, equipment and grounds used for educational purpose (Malik,
2022). While Isaac and Igbokwe (2023) see school plants as a process in which a suitable site is selected for
instructional space, administrative space, circulation space and spaces of convenience are designed to facilitate
teaching and learning process in the school system.
The management and provision of school plant through technology is the use of technological tools, systems
and processes to efficiently manage and provide facilities for the functioning of a school (Babalola, 2023). In
using technology to provide and management of school plant there are aspects to be considered by
administrators or management of educational institutions and they are:
1. Planning and Design: Technology is needed when designing school buildings using Building
Information Modeling (BIM) that is a design software to plan school layouts, ensuring optimal use of
space and compliance with standards. The use of virtual simulations to test the usability and
functionality of proposed school facilities.
2. Provision of Facilities: Digital platforms for procurement and inventory management of resources.
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3. Maintenance and Monitoring through the use of smart maintenance systems that use sensors to track
the condition of facilities and predict maintenance needs. Also through the use of computerized
maintenance systems (CMMS) for scheduling and tracking repairs and upgrades.
4. Resource Optimized through energy management systems to minimize utility costs by automating
energy use.
5. Safety and Security: This is through advanced surveillance systems, biometric access, and emergency
alert systems to ensure safety likewise fire detection systems and disaster response tools that will help
in case of emergency.
6. Sustainability: This can be achieved by incorporating ecofriendly technology and using green
construction materials and practices monitored by technology.
Amos (2023) explains that provision and management of school plant through technology has numerous
benefits to educational institutions if properly harness to meet the needs of education in the 21
st
century. Some
of the benefits are highlighted as follows:
1. Cost-effectiveness: Preventive maintenance and optimized resource usage save money.
2. Safety: It enhanced security for students, staff and school properties.
3. Sustainability: It supports green initiatives and reduces environmental impact.
4. Better learning environment: It fosters effective teaching and learning because of well-maintained and
technologically advanced facilities.
5. Efficiency: It streamlined operations to reduce manual effort and errors.
However, Lawson and Ezebe (2011) asserts that school plant management as a systematic process of
rationalizing the provision, use and maintenance of school facilities or school plants within an educational
institution to ensure their optimal utilization and achievement of educational objectives both in the immediate
and in the future given the available resources, this concise with the study carried out by Nwokeke (2012) that
looked at the management as the foundation of any educational establishment for the achievement of school
policies and objectives, provision and management of school plant, effective maintenance of the school
structures as well as its facilities and equipment to ensure effective teaching and learning. Thus school plant
provision and management through technology should involve effective practices such as planning, supervision
and maintenance of the school plants as well as evaluation of available school plants. However, Benjamin et al
(2024) posit that technological resources including artificial intelligence (AI) plays significant role in managing
educational resources such as school plant.
The theoretical framework are useful in promoting technology for the provision and maintenance of school
plant. This first theory according to Abel (2023) is Asset/ facilities management theory which treats schools as
portfolios of assets whose life cycle costs are minimized by planned maintenance, accurate inventories and
integration of maintenance with budgeting processes, this help in enabling record keeping, scheduling and cost
tracking.
Another theory is the Socio-technical Institutional Perspectives, this theory emphasizes on technology alone
does not guarantee outcomes but organization processes, governance, finance and human capacity are needed
in provision and maintenance of school plant facilities.
Diffusion and technology acceptance models deal with perception of usefulness, ease of use, compatibility with
existing practices and observable benefits that influence school staff and administrators. These theories stresses
that the expected impact of technology on school plant depend on both technical design and institutional fit.
Statement of the Problem
Provision and Management of school plant in tertiary institutions is required for effective teaching and learning
process. However, the condition under which students learn has become so worrisome as most of the school
buildings are dilapidated or not spacious enough to accommodate the large number of students, inadequate
maintenance of the school plants also become an issue that need to be address Ololube (2015) posits that there
is actual lack of educational facilities and few available ones are in a terrible state. From previous studies
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carried out by researchers, it is also observed that poor attitude of human, and non-compliance to technology
towards school plant facilities makes them to be in deplorable condition. Based on this the researchers decided
to carry out this study on provision and management of school plants through technology in tertiary institutions
in Kogi State.
The following objectives guide the study;
1. Evaluate the impact of technology in school plant management in tertiary institutions in Kogi State.
2. Examine the roles of technology on provisions of school plant in tertiary institutions in Kogi State.
Research Questions
The following research questions guides the study:
1. How does technology impact school plant management in tertiary institutions in Kogi State?
2. What are the roles of technology on provision of school plants in tertiary institutions in Kogi State?
Research Hypotheses
The following null hypotheses are postulated to guide the study:
HO
1
: There is no significant relationship in the opinion of respondents on impact of technology and school
plant management in tertiary institutions in Kogi State.
HO
2
: There is no significant relationship in the opinion of respondents on the roles of technology and provision
of school plants in tertiary institutions in Kogi State.
METHODOLOGY
The research used a descriptive survey design. The population of the study includes all tertiary institutions in
Kogi State and a stratified random sampling was used to select four (4) tertiary institutions and four hundred
(400) sample size includes the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Dean of Faculties and Head of
Department. The instrument used was structured questionnaires with four point likert scales to elicit
information from respondents. The questionnaire is tagged “Leveraging on technology for provision and
management of school plant (LOTFPAMOSP). The instrument was validated by expert in the department of
Educational Foundations. The reliability of the student was done using test re-test with a coefficient of 0.86.
Simple percentage was used to answer the research questions Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to
test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level.
RESULT
Table 1: How does technology impact school plant management in tertiary institutions in Kogi State?
S/N
ITEM STATEMENT
SA
F
F
F
SD
F
1.
Adoption of technology affects, the
quality and reliability of school plant
management
105
26.3%
27.5%
21.3%
100
25%
2.
Technology helps to reduce carbon foot
print on management of school plant
160
40%
22.5%
12.5%
100
25%
3.
Using of apps to track maintenance
request improve school plant management
240
60%
25%
7.5%
30
7.5%
4.
Exploring technology through the use of
AI in school plant facilities help to
improve surveillance and enhance campus
security
180
45%
22.5%
15%
70
12.5%
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5.
The use of smart maintenance systems in
school plants help to reduce cost and
improve facility longevity
200
50%
12.5%
37.5%
80
20%
Research Question2
What are the roles of technology on provision of school plants in tertiary institutions in Kogi State?
S/N
ITEM STATEMENT
SA
F
F
F
SD
F
6.
Technology will helps in equitable and
efficient distribution of school plant
facilities
140
35%
30%
10%
100
25%
7.
Technologies like 3D printing robotics or
automated construction system speed up
the process of school plants provision
120
30%
27.5%
30%
150
37.5%
8.
Technology help in sustainability
innovation of provision of school plants
180
45%
30%
-
100
25%
9.
Through technology functional and
sustainable school facilities through
building information modeling (BIM) or
computer-aided Design (CAD) are
obtained
190
47.5%
25%
22.5%
120
30%
10.
Innovative in Data driven decision
through technology enable administrators
to make informed decisions on provision
and utilization of school plants
130
32.5%
37.5%
25%
120
30%
Table 3
Hypothesis 1: Test of Relationship between technology and school plant management
VARIABLES
Mean
SD
R
R
2
0.05
Decision
Technology
2.62
1.18
0.851
0.720
0.000
Significant
School Plant Management
3.41
0.86
The findings in table 3 shows that is a correlation between technology and school plant management in tertiary
institutions in Kogi State as P=0.000 which is below the significance level of 0.05, so the hypothesis was
retained. This shows that invariably that technology enhances school plant management in tertiary institutions
in Kogi State.
Table 4
Hypothesis 2: There is no significant relationship between technology and provision of school plant
VARIABLES
N
Mean
SD
R
R
2
0.05
Decision
Technology
264
3.03
0.08
0.941
0.885
0.000
Significant
School Plant Provision
136
3.12
0.78
The findings on table 4 shows significant relationship between technology and school plant provision in
tertiary institutions in Kogi State as P=0.000 is below the significance level of 0.05. The hypothesis was
rejected. The r
2
value of 0.885 suggests that 86.6% of the variables in technology and provision of school plant
in tertiary institutions can be attributed to the support of technology in facilitating school plant provisions
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DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
From table 1 shows how does technology impact school plant management in tertiary institutions in Kogi State
as respondents response on Item 1-5 have a high positive response of strongly agreed and agreed while few
respondents are in a negative affirmation.
Item statement 1 shows that adoption of technology affects the quality and reliability of school plant
management with 105 (26.3%) respondents strongly agreed and 110 (27.5%) agree respectively while 85
(21.3%) disagree and 100 (25%) strongly disagree respectively.
Item statement 2 to 5 that has technology helps to reduce carbon footprint on management of school plant,
using of apps to track maintenance request improve school plant management, exploring technology through
the use of AI in school plant facilities help to improve surveillance and enhance campus security all have a
positive responses from respondents with 240 (60%) strongly agreed, 180 (45%) strongly agreed and 200
(50%) strongly agreed respectively. This is in line with the submission of Babalola (2023) posit that
management and provision of school plant through the use of technological tools, systems and processes to
efficiently to manage and provide facilities, equipment and infrastructure required for the functioning of a
school. The finding is also in line with the view of Amos (2023) that opines that management of school plant
through technology has numerous benefits among which are cost effectiveness and safety.
The findings from table 2 shows that in item statement 6, technology will help in equitable and efficient
distribution of school facilities has 140 respondents (35%) strongly agree, 120 (30%) agree and 40 (10%)
disagree, 100 (25%) strongly disagree. From item statement 2 that shows technologies like 3D printing,
robotics or automated construction system speed up the process of school plants provision, the responses from
respondents to this item statement is negative affirmative as 150 (37.5%) respondent strongly disagree and 120
(30%) disagree while 120 (30%) strongly agree and 110 (27.5%) agree respectively.
However, item statement 8-10 that has technology help in sustainability innovation of school provision of
school plant, through technology functional and sustainable school facilities through Building Information
Modeling (BIM) or Computer-Aided Design (CAD) are obtained. In response to this, all respondents strongly
agreed having 180 (45%) 190 (47.5%) while 120 (30%) respondents agree and 100 (25%) agree respectively
while 100 (25%) strongly disagree, 90 (22.5%) disagree and 120 (30%) strongly disagree. Item statement 10
which sought the opinion of respondents on innovative data driven decision though technology enable
administrators to make informed decision on provision and utilization of school plants, in response 130
(32.5%) respondents strongly agree, 150 (37.5%) agree while 100 (25%) disagree and 120 (30%) strongly
disagree. This is in line with the view of Abel (2023) that technological solutions can help to improve the
provision of school plant and ensure that schools are adequately equipped with school plant to support teaching
and learning while being cost-effective, sustainable and accessible.
CONCLUSION
Technology cannot be separated from education as it plays an important role in enhancing the growth and
development of education. Provision and Management of school plants enable easy access to Provision and
Management of School Plant.
However, the study concludes that there is a significant relationship between technology and school plants
provision, and provision of school plant in tertiary institutions can be attributed to the support of technology in
facilitating school plant provision. Likewise, correlation between technology and school plant management
shows that technology enhances school plants management.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The study recommends that;
1. The management of tertiary institutions should put adequate technology in place such as the use of
computerized maintenance systems (CMMS) for tracking repairs and maintenance for proper
management of school plant.
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2. School Plant Provision should be done using technology for effectiveness and efficiency.
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