Influence of School Plant Maintenance on the Administration of Colleges of Education in the North Central Nigeria
- July 30, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VII, July 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
HEMEN Luper Ephraim1, Agbe J.I2, Odeh R.C3, Olukunle O.O4
115/9038/Ph.D, M.Ed Management, BSU Makurdi, Nigeria
2,3,4BSU Makurdi, Nigeria
Abstract:- The study investigated Influence of School Plant Maintenance on the Administration of Colleges of Education in the North Central Nigeria. Six research questions and six hypotheses guided the study. The study employed survey design. The sample for the study was 309 administrative, academic and non-academic staff in thirteen Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to the select sample. A self-structured questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.88 was used for data collection. The data collected were analysed using Descriptive statistics of Mean score and standard deviation to answer the six research questions while inferential statistic of ANOVA was used to test the six null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the studyrevealed that preventive, routine, emergency, structural, predictive andcorrective maintenance strategies have influence onadministration of Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that school administrators should employ the various maintenance strategies for effective school administration, so as to achieve educational goals.
Keywords
The following definitions are given to the keywords used for this research work:
School plant-This refers to sites, buildings and physical equipment in an institution meant for effective teaching and learning.
Plant Maintenance-It is a process that ensures buildings and other technical systems are put in proper shape and made operational for teaching and learning in schools.
Influence-This is the capacity to have an effect on something or behavior.
Administration-This is the process whereby the school administrator coordinates the activities and efforts of students, staff both teaching and non-teaching towards the achievement of teaching and learning goals in Colleges of Education.
Maintenance strategies-This is defined as rules for the sequence of planned maintenance work. The strategy contains general scheduling information, maintenance task and maintenance plans. These are preventive, routine, emergency, structural, predictive and corrective maintenance strategies.
North Central Nigeria- Consists of six states namely; Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Niger, Plateau and Federal Capital Territory. These states occupy the central part of the country.
