TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problems
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Question
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of study
1.8 Limitation of study
1.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sampling Design and Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instrument
3.5 Administration of Data Collection Instrument
3.6 Methods of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The level of success recorded by the educational sector has been closely linked with the availability of resources. Among the resources needed for the effective administration of the educational sector, funding has been identified as an indispensable instrument. This is because funding serves as the life-wire for the management and administration of most sectors of the economy including the educational sector. It is based on this fact that UNESCO recommended that 26% of the annual budget of any nation should be set aside for the administration and management of the educational sector (Odia & Omofonmwan, 2007). This is because such funding strategy will assist in providing the basic resources needed for teaching and learning both in terms of quality and quantity.
Secondary education is crucial in both personal and national development. Secondary school level is the bridge between the primary and tertiary levels. Secondary education is the education children receive after primary education and before the tertiary stage within the range of 12 to 18 years (FRN, 2004). The broad goal of secondary education is to prepare the individual for useful living in the society and for higher education (FRN, 2004). Specifically, the secondary school system is geared towards catering for the differences in talents, opportunities and future roles, to provide technical knowledge and vocational skills necessary for agricultural, industrial, commercial and economic development (FRN, 2004). Secondary school should be able to provide quality teaching and learning.
Over time, effort has been made by government of various countries to ensure improvement in the level of funding made available for the administration of the secondary level of education. This is also the case in Nigeria where the government has relatively improved in the level of fund set aside for the development of the educational sector in the last few years (Voice of Nigeria, 2013). The improvement in funding is geared towards improving on the standard of education provided for the citizens especially in secondary schools. The government has taken this step to improve on the quality of education at this level for national growth and development. This is based on the aspiration of the government that education will serve as a tool for individual and national growth (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004). Effort has therefore been made to improve on the budgetary allocation to the educational sector which also covers for the secondary level of education.
Various educational stakeholders have similarly highlighted that the quality of educational output is positively related to the quality of funding. As a form of social service, education is a commodity that must be provided by the government for as many people in the society that are willing and qualified to acquire it. It is based on this premise that the government is expected to contribute significantly to the provision of this essential public service.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
In a real sense, effective funding of secondary schools is aimed at promoting qualitative education of the citizens for national development. It is the expectation of the government, parents and even students that quality education is received by students in Nigeria secondary schools if appropriate administrative process/ strategies can be adopted by the government and the school management or authority. However, observations have shown that there seems to be poor management administrative process/strategies adopted by many secondary schools in Nigeria which is bringing about low quality education and is directly or indirectly affecting the educational performance of many secondary school students in the country. These poor management strategies can be seen in the areas of inadequate funding, inadequate facilities, and poor instructional materials provision among others. These situations have been seen to bring about poor academic achievement among the secondary school students, truancy, high drop-out rate, and high rate of examination malpractice, poor reading habit, joining of bad gang like cultism to mention but a few. This development has led the researcher to investigate fund management strategies and effective administration of secondary schools by using Uyo High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria as a case study.
1.3 Research Objectives
The general objective or main objective of this study is to investigate fund management strategies and effective administration of secondary schools by using Uyo High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria as a case study.
The specific objectives are:
i) To identify the different sources from which Uyo High School, Uyo, get funds for effective administration
ii) To investigate the effects of inadequate funding of Uyo High School, Uyo, on effective administration
iii) To determine the reasons for inadequate financing of inadequate funding of Uyo High School, Uyo
1.4 Research Questions
The following are some of the questions which this study intends to answer:
i) What are the different sources from which Uyo High School, Uyo, get funds for effective administration?
ii) What are the effects of inadequate funding of Uyo High School, Uyo, on effective administration?
iii) What are the reasons for inadequate financing of inadequate funding of Uyo High School, Uyo?