MANAGEMENT FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PORT HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN RIVERS STATE NIGERIA
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MANAGEMENT
FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN PRIVATE SECONDARY
SCHOOLS IN PORT HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN RIVERS STATE NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
There is a
growing body of literature from researchers and educationists which have made
an attempt to examine the relationship between education management and
students academic performance (Orodho, 2014; UNESCO, 1999; United Nations,
2013; Waweru & Orodho, 2014). The results reveal rather spurious
relationship (Waweru & Orodho, 2014).
However,
what is clear is that educational management in secondary schools (either
private or public) involves the application of management principles in
designing, developing and effecting resources towards achievement of
educational goals (Okumbe, 2001). This effectiveness according to UNESO (2009)
is judged by the extent to which schools generally meet the expectations of the
society within which they are established. Since independence, the Nigerian
government has demonstrated commitment to the provision of quality secondary
school education through allocation of financial resources, provision of
trained teachers and establishment of quality assurance department. The government
of Nigeria has also put in place a guideline for the establishment of private
secondary schools and has continually monitored the activities of secondary
school owner with a view to ensure compliance with the set standard and the
guidelines. According to Ohba (2009), shortage of teachers, lack of basic
facilities, community interferences, poor teaching methodology and
administrative related factors such as poor management of school resources have
been noted as some of these factors that are militating against the
effectiveness of private schools in Nigeria which has continued to have
negative effects on the student’s academic performance.
Many private
secondary schools in Nigeria lack infrastructural facilities, good teachers and
are managed by unqualified proprietors. As a matter of fact, many private
secondary schools have turned to “miracle center” where students are helped to
write external examinations because the students are not prepared, don’t have
the requisite knowledge and confidence to face external examination like the
senior secondary examination and the junior secondary examination.
Literature
related to school based strategies employed by school managers to improve
students’ academic performance has revealed mixed and contrasting range of
results (Croninger & Lee, 2001; Zepeda, 2004; Fullan, 1991; Lamb, 2007 ;
Waweru & orodho, 2014; World Bank, 2008). Croninger and Lee (2001) reported
that the degree of teacher caring and interaction with students reported by
both parents and teachers has a significant impact on performance. In a review
of effective schools in the US, Croninger and Lee (2001) found evidence that
schools with a common sense of purpose and strong communal organization
involving collegial relationships among staff and positive adult student
relationships are efficient in promoting a range of academic and social
outcomes reflecting students’ engagement and commitment.
Port
Harcourt local government area has 243 secondary schools, there has been high
rates of failure I the external examinations especially some private secondary
schools located in the areas that can be described has “slums”.
This is a
failure because the graduates of this grade do not qualify in most careers for
further education and training. It is apparent that various intertwined factors
could be responsible for this poor performance in the local government. This
background prompted the undertaking of this study on examination of management
strategies factor and its influence on students’ academic performance in
private secondary schools in Port Harcourt local government area, Port
Harcourt, rivers state, Nigeria.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Nigeria has
put different policies for both private and public secondary schools in place
to make education accessible, improve transition, quality, completion and
retention rates to all her citizens. Some of these policies included decent
infrastructural facilities (good classroom, library, laboratories, toilets
etc.), health facilities, sports and recreational facilities. Despite this
intervention, the problem of low performance persisted in schools especially in
some private secondary schools that are characterized with poor qualities of
facilities and teachers leading to high rate of indiscipline and poor academic
performance of the students.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
following are the objectives of this study:
To examine
the role of management in the operation of private secondary schools.
To identify
the influence of management factor on the academic performance of private secondary school
students in Port Harcourt local government
To determine
the other factors that influences the academic performance of private secondary
school student
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the
role of management in the operation of private secondary schools?
What is the
influence of management factor on the academic performance of private secondary
school students in Port Harcourt local government?
What are the
other factors that influences the academic performance of private secondary
school student?
1.5 HYPOTHESIS
HO:
Management factor do not influence private secondary school student’s academic
performance in Port Harcourt local government.
HA:
Management factor do influence private secondary school student’s academic
performance in Port Harcourt local government.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
following are the significance of this study:
The outcome
of this study will educate the general public and the government on the quality
of management of private schools in Nigeria with a view of identifying the
shortfalls and preferring solutions to them.
This
research will be a contribution to the body of literature in the area of the
effect of personality trait on student’s academic performance, thereby
constituting the empirical literature for future research in the subject area.
1.7 SCOPE/LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This study
will cover the activities of private secondary schools in Port Harcourt local
government area with emphasis on the management factor as to how it affects the
performance of the students in their examinations.
LIMITATION
OF STUDY
Financial
constraint– Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher
in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the
process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
Time
constraint– The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other
academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the
research work.
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