Management of Secondary School Principals for Poverty Reduction in Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Cross River State, Nigeria

Okoi O. Obeten,Esther Samuel Uko

doi:10.12691/education-6-1-10

Abstract

This paper is focused on the management of secondary school principals for poverty reduction in achievement of sustainable development goals in Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study was survey design. The population of the study comprised 233 public secondary school principals in Cross River State. A questionnaire titled: Management of Secondary School Principals for Poverty Reduction in Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (MSSPPRASDG) was designed by the researchers and validated by research experts in measurement and evaluation. Data collected from 233 schools were used for the analysis. Using test-retest statistics, the reliability co-efficient of the instrument was 0.85. Weighted mean score, standard deviation and criterion mean were used to answer the research questions while zâtest was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that secondary school principals could contribute directly towards poverty reduction in achievement of sustainable development goals by partaking in and organizing entrepreneurship skills acquisition training for members of their staff in secondary schools in Cross River State. It was therefore recommended that the State Ministry of Education (SME) and State Secondary Education Board (SSEB) should set up organ(s) that will provide support and supervision for secondary school principals to encourage effective implementation of entrepreneurship skills acquisition training programs in order to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development goals in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Highlights

A strong bond and relationship between education and socio-economic development is inevitable
Research Question: In what ways can educational administrators contribute to poverty reduction in the achievement of sustainable development goals in secondary schools in Cross River State?
Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions were made: 1. Educational administrators who are encouraged with achievable and practical learning skills will contribute towards poverty reduction in the secondary schools where they head by introducing entrepreneurship in-service training programs for members of their staff

Summary

Introduction

A strong bond and relationship between education and socio-economic development is inevitable. Poverty is becoming widely recognized and takes various forms such as lack of income and productive resources sufficient to ensure sustainable livelihood, hunger, malnutrition, ill-health, limited and at times no access to education and other basic services, increased mobility and disease related mortality, homelessness and inadequate housing, unsafe environments, social discrimination and exclusion, deprivation and very unhealthy teaching and learning conditions They termed the issue as the malaise which maligned the attainment of sustainable educational goals which must be properly addressed to enhance the academic programs, but equip the teachers to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to enforce poverty reduction for sustainable development goals

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