EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLIN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY

ABSTRACTThis   study   was   carried   out   to   determine   the   effectiveness   of   school   basedmanagement committee in the development of secondary education in FederalCapital Territory. In order to realize the objectives of the study which is toassess the most important challenges and difficulties the principals encounteredin   the   process   of   decision   making   within   the  School   Based   ManagementCommittee (SBMC), literature were reviewed and data were sourced both fromprimary and secondary source. The sample size for the study is 100 teachersfrom   five   schools   selected   for   this   study.   To   achieve   this   purpose   of   thisresearch   questionnaire,   subsequently,   the   data   obtained   were   collated   andpresented using frequency and simple percentages for background information;frequency and mean scores were used for research questions. The major findingfrom the research was that schools did not adopt adequate planning and centraladministration   support  in   executing   their  duties  and   roles,  also  Inadequatesensitization and advocacy for the communities to understand the enormousbenefits to be derived from their genuine participation in school governance.Based on this finding, the study recommends that the government and othereducation stakeholders should work on retraining members of SMTs on sevenmajor skills which are needed to drive the nation’s education forward. Theseare Policy Implementation Skills; Fund Raising Skills, Technical Skills, HumanRelations Skills, Curriculum  Implementation Skills, Effective CommunicationSkills and ICT Skills among other recommendations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     i

Table of Contents-         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     vi

List of Table-        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     ix

Abstract-    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     x

CHAPTER ONE:         INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background to the Study-       -        -        -        -        -        -     1

1.2     Statement of the Problem-       -        -        -        -        -        -     7

1.3     Purpose of the Study-   -        -        -        -        -        -         -    8

1.4     Research Questions / Hypothesis      -        -        -        -        -     8

1.5     Significance of the Study-        -        -        -        -        -        -     9

1.6     Scope of Study-   -        -        -        -        -        -         -         -    10

1.7     Limitation of Study       -        -        -        -        -        -        -     11

1.8     Definition of Terms       -        -        -        -        -        -        -     12

CHAPTER TWO:        REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1.Model/Conceptual Framework   -   -    -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   -   13

2.2 Concept of School Based Management Committee  -   -    -    -    -    13

2.3 Goals and Objectives of School Based Management Committee    -  14

2.3.1 Implementing School Base Management committee       -        -      15

2.3.2 The Effect of School-Based Management Plan     -        -        -      18

2.3.3 Barriers to effective decision making -        -        -        -        -        -      20

2.4 Key elements of school-based management   -          -     -    -      -     22

2.5. Characteristics of Actively Restructuring school -  -        -        -      26

2.6. New Roles of the School Based Management Committee in

Managing Educational Changes -    -    -     -      -    -    -    -    -    -     - -   28

2.7 Expected roles of community in facilitating SBMC function -    -      30

2.7.1 Activities of SBMC        -        -        -        -        -        -        -      30

2.7.2 Constitution of SBMC   -        -        -        -        -        -        -      31

2.7.3 Constraints in constituting SBMC -  -        -        -        -        -      32

2.7.4 Ways to overcome constraints          -        -        -        -        -        -      32

2.7.5 Membership of SBMC in GSS/ FUC          -        -        -        -        -      33

2.8 Benefits of Quality Assurance-Oriented School-Based Management

 Committee   -    -    -        -      -     -      -    -      -      -     -     -      -     -     34

2.8.1 Challenges Facing the Operation of School-Based Management

Committee       -          -    -      -      -        -       -         -       -       -       -     36

2.8.2 Impacts of School-based Management -     -        -      -      -      -     38

2.9 Local Reactions to School-based Management    -      -       -      -     - 41

2.10 Review of Previous Studies     -          -       -       -       -       -      -     45

2.11. School base management and students’ outcome           -        -        -       49

 CHAPTER THREE:      METHODOLOGY

3.1     Research Design  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        51

3.2     Population of the Study-         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        51

3.3     Sample and Sampling Techniques-   -        -        -        -        -       51

3.4     Instruments -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        52

3.5     Validity and Reliability of the Instruments -        -        -        -        -        52

3.6     Procedure for data collection --        -        -        -        -        -        53

3.7     Method of Data Analysis-       -        -        -        -        -        -        53

CHAPTER FOUR:      DATA ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION  

4.0     Introduction        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        55

4.1     Analysis of Bio-data Presentation-   -        -        -        -        -        56

4.2     Data Analysis and Results for Teachers-    -        -        -        -        58

4.3     Data Analysis and Results for Principals    -            -        -        -    64

4.4     Discussion of Findings -        -        -        -        -        -        -        69

CHAPTER FIVE:   SUMMARY, CONLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1. Summary of Findings -     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        72

5.2. Conclusion -  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        73

5.3. Recommendation    -        -        -        -        -        -        -   -   -         74

5.4. Implication of the Study   -        -        -        -        -        -        -        75

5.5. Suggestions for further research -        -        -        -        -        -        77

5.6. Contribution to knowledge        -        -        -        -        -        -        77

References  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        76

Appendix   -   -     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -     -          7

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Percentage Distribution of Respondents by Gender  -        -        56

Table 2: Qualification of the Respondents  -        -        -        -        -        56

Table 3: Teaching Experience of the Respondents         -        -        -        -        57

Table 4: Mean values of Effectiveness of the activities of the school based

               management committees in secondary schools in  Federal

              Capital Territory-      -        -        -        -        -        -        -        58

Table 5: Mean Values of challenges and difficulties the principals encounter

              in the process of decision making within the SBMCs-                 -        60

Table  6: Mean values of SBMC involvement in education helps in improving

               the effectiveness of schools          -        -        -        -        -        -        62