Record Keeping Management for Effective Administration of Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Enoch Olalere ,Bosede Ladoba ,Kayode Oladapo ,B S Bamidele ,Josiah Innocent ,Hezekiah Alamu ,Michael Babatunde Adeojo

doi:10.7176/jep/12-5-04

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out the extent to which management practices in record keeping will affect the effectiveness of secondary schools administration in Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used and a sample of 255 staff members randomly selected from all 15 schools of the Baptist Mission Schools of the Nigerian Baptist Convention was used for the study. Two hypotheses guided the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire entitled “School Record Keeping Management Practices Questionnaire (SRKMPQ)”. Data were analysed using multiple regressions and t-test statistics. The result of the study revealed management practices in record management had a significant relationship in the effectiveness of secondary schools administration. The management practices variables made significant contribution in the determining effective secondary school administration in Nigeria through record keeping. Premised on the findings of the study, it was recommended that each school administrator should set out guidance that will encourage appropriate standards for record keeping. Other suggestion included sufficient training and retraining on the importance of the records keeping, the technicalities of managing them and finally adoption of information and commutation technology for school record keeping management. Keywords: Record Keeping, Management, Managerial Practices, Administration, Secondary Schools DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-5-04 Publication date: February 28 th 2021

Highlights

Education is a global service that every country strives to provide for its citizens since it serves as a tool for socio-economic development
The technique used for data analysis was multiple regression in finding out the combined relative contributions of management practices in school record keeping for effective administration of secondary schools in Nigeria
6.0 Conclusion and Recommendations From the findings of this study, it could be concluded that management practice variables namely operations, monitoring, targets, people and leadership are significant record keeping management enhancing the effectiveness of secondary schools administration in Nigeria

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Introduction

Education is a global service that every country strives to provide for its citizens since it serves as a tool for socio-economic development. The purpose of education can only be achieved through effective administration which helps to bring about an optimum achievement and one of the most important aspects is record keeping (Alabi, 2017). School records are official documents, books and files containing essential and crucial information on actions and events which are kept and preserved in the school offices for utilization and retrieval of information when needed (Durosaro, 2002). Such records are kept by principals, teachers, counsellors and the administrative staff and these records are essential because they affect all areas of school management such as budgeting, planning, staffing, facilities among others. This study investigated the management of school records for effective administration of secondary schools in Nigeria

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