Human Resources Development and Teachers Productivity in Oke Ero Local Government Area Public Secondary Schools, Kwara State

ABSTRACT

The Study examined Financial Resources Allocation and principal Administration effectiveness in public Senior Secondary school in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara-State. The researcher adopted descriptive survey of correlational. The study used random sampling technique to select ten senior public secondary schools out of thirty secondary schools. Stratified random sampling techniques was used to select 200 hundred respondents out of one thousand, four hundred respondents. A research questionnaire “financial Resources Allocation and principal Administrative effectiveness” was used to collect relevant data from the respondents. One main hypothesis and four operational hypotheses were formulated and tested for this study. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product moment correlation statistical method at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that:

1.         There was significant relationship between hand work and principal administrative effectiveness.

2.         There was significant relationship between school administration and principal administrative effectiveness

3.        There was significant relationship between parent Teacher Association levies and  principal administrative effectiveness

4.        There was significant relationship between philanthropist donation and principal administrative effectiveness.

            Based on the findings, financial resource allocation in the area of hand work, school administration, Parent Teacher Association levies and Philanthropist donation will go a long way in improving and standardising principal administrative effectiveness in schools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                                     i

Certification                                                                                                                 ii

Dedication                                                                                                                   iii

Acknowledgment                                                                                                         iv

Table of Contents                                                                                                        v                                                                                                  

Abstract                                                                                                                       ix

CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION                                                                                     

Background to the Study                                                                                             1

Statement of the Problem                                                                                            6

Purpose of the Study                                                                                                    8

Research Question                                                                                                       8

Research Hypothesis                                                                                                   9

Operational Hypotheses                                                                                             9

Scope of the study                                                                                                       10

Significance of the study                                                                                              11

Operational Definition of Terms                                                                                  12  

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Concept of financial Allocation                                                                                   14     Concept of Handwork                                                                                                   16

Concept of Philanthropist                                                                                            17

Concept of PTA Levies                                                                                                17

Concept of Administrative effectiveness                                                                     18

Operation and Management of Secondary School                                                       21

Responsibilities of  principal as a leader                                                                      23

Recruitment of personal in schools                                                                              29

Management of school physical facilities                                                                    30           

Achieving efficiency in Financial Secondary School Education                                34

Importance of Principal for school operation                                                            35

Theoretical Background of the study                                                                         37           

Relevance of the theory to the study                                                                           38

Appraisal of Literature Reviewed                                                                               39

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design                                                                                                          42

Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                           42

Instrumentation                                                                                                          43

Validity and Reliability of the instrument                                                                  43                                                                                         Procedure for Data Collection                                                                                     44

Method of Data Analysis                                                                                             44

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS                                                            

Hypotheses Testing                                                                                                     45

Operational Hypotheses                                                                                              46

Discussion of Finding                                                                                                   49

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary                                                                                                                     51

Conclusion                                                                                                                  52

Recommendations                                                                                                      53            

REFERENCES                                                                                                                                                                            APPENDICE