Appraisal of the Challenges Associated with Community Participation in the Management of Public Post-Basic Educational Institutions in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is intended to make an appraisal of the challenges associated with community participation in the management of Public Post-Basic Educational Institutions (PPBEIS) in Kano State, Nigeria. The study specifically intended to achieve the following research objective: to identify the challenges associated with community participation in the management of Public Post- Basic Educational Institutions in Kano State. The population of the study comprised the teaching staff, non-teaching staff, officials of Parent- Teachers Association (PTA) and officials of School- Based Management Committee (SBMC) in public secondary schools in Kano State, Nigeria. The officials of the SBMC and PTA included: Chairman/ Chairperson, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Public Relations Officer (PRO) and Treasurer. The population of the study specifically is 20,106. This number 20,106 was obtained from the existing 945 public secondary schools in Kano State as provided by Kano State Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSMB, 2018).The sample size for the study was determined using Research Advisors (2006) Sample Size Table, where 378 respondents were selected. The survey design was used and the instruments for data collection were a questionnaire and an interview schedule. The findings of the study indicated among others that the challenges associated with community participation in the management of Public Post- Basic Educational institutions in Kano State include: staff misconception about community participation, communication gap between community groups and staff, lack of mutual trust, lack of support from government and community local politics as an inhibition. It is therefore, recommended among others, that proper measures like eliminating communication gap between