An Evaluation Of Other Sources Of Financing Secondary School Education Other Than Government Funding: A Case Of Abakaliki Education Zone Of Ebonyi State

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This study evaluated other sources of financing secondary school education other than government funding, using Abakaliki education zone of Ebonyi state as a case study. It was motivated by the difficulties being encountered by heads of schools in financing the secondary schools in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State. 3 research questions and a null hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study was 154 principals and vice principals. There was no sampling because the
entire population was used as sample due to its manageable size. A structured questionnaire containing 36 items on the alternative sources of financing the secondary schools was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean (X) with standard deviation (SD) to answer the research questions and t-test statistics to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis of the data indicated that there are other sources of financing secondary school education in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State which include; the use of community involvement, contributions from Alumni Association and, Non-governmental Organization (NGO). Based on the findings of the study it is recommended among others that school heads should see the communities as stakeholders in the running of the school and deem it necessary to approach for support in financing the schools. Principals and vice principals should endeavour to ensuring that the Alumni’s of the school and NGOs are approached to assist in financing the schools.

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