The Effective Management Of Primary Schools In Ekiti State, Nigeria: An Analytical Assessment

Abstract

This study investigated the management of education in primary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. As a correlational research, the study population comprised all the 694 primary schools in the State. Out of this, a sample of 320 schools was selected through the process of purposive and stratified random sampling. The instrument used to collect data for the study was a questionnaire which consisted of questions pertinent to the study. The data collected were analyzed using the t-test, correlation analysis and multiple regression. The findings show that the level of management of primary schools in the State was low and ineffective. Human resources were better managed than physical resources in the schools while small schools were found to be more effectively managed than large schools. Rural schools were also more effectively managed than urban schools while years of teaching experience show significant relationship with effective management of schools. It was however, found that there was a low level usage of certain management tools by school headteachers. Based on these finding, it was recommended that headteachers should be exposed to seminars and workshops to equip them with modern tools and techniques of management while the State Ministry of Education and the State Primary Education Board should intensify more efforts at regular supervision and monitoring of schools for effective management. International Journal of emotiaonl psychology and sport ethics Vol. 8 2006: pp. 26-33