Factors Militating Against Effective Management of Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Factors Militating Against Effective Management of Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria

Gbesoevi Emmanuel Semako

Department of Educational Management, Lagos State University, Ojo Faculty of Education, Nigeria

Abstract: – This study investigated the factors militating against effective management of public senior secondary schools with special reference to Lagos State public senior secondary schools in education district II of Lagos State. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of adequate funding on the effective management of public secondary schools in order to achieve the set educational goals and objectives. The population sample of the study was randomly drawn from sixteen (16) public senior secondary schools in education district III of Lagos State. 150 teachers took part in the study. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested. The researcher developed a questionnaire titled Factors Militating Against Effective Management of Public Senior Secondary Schools Teachers’ Questionnaire (FMAEMPSSSTQ) that was used to collect data from respondents. The reliability of the research instrument was obtained by application of the test-retest method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation to establish reliability coefficient of 0.74.The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Formula (PPMCC) to determine the relationship between these factors and effective management. Results were held at sign of 0.05 probability level. Overall findings indicated that there were sign relationships between well-equipped laboratory at r = 0.663; N=150; p<0.0, adequate funding and effective management at r 0.492; N= 150; p<0.05, adequate funding and academic performance at r = .172; N= 150; p<0.05, and schools’ physical facilities, and effective management at r = .463; N= 150; p<0.05. Conclusion drawn from the findings suggests that well equipped laboratory, adequate funding and schools’ physical facilities are significant to and effective management of public secondary schools. This study recommends for the government and all stake holders to give necessary financial and professional support to the secondary schools toward ensuring proper funding of secondary school education. This will facilitate good academic performance of the students. The relatively high level of school facilities and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools should be improved upon by the school administrators and other stakeholders.

Key Words: Effective Management, School Physical Facilities, Labouratory Funding

I. INTRODUCTION

Educational managers of the state public secondary schools are faced with the challenge of how to convince the various stakeholders of education of their capability in efficient utilization of resources allocated to their schools.

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