Resources Availability And Teacher’s Productivity In Secondary School
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE]

CHAPTER TWO
Concept of Educational Resources
Education resources refer to all human, material, non material audio-visual school environment and community materials available in an academic environment to facilitate school administration and simplify the teaching /learning process. They also include other fundamental materials used in the school to make teaching very easy and learning more meaningful and comprehensible to the learners. Education resources covers all those materials human and non human, drawn or photographed, built manually or electronically operated, books and all forms of related materials used in teaching and learning process (NTI,2006) Education resources includes the teachers in the school, human beings in the community, real objects, specimen or models, chalk and display boards, school buildings and layout, the community at large and other fundamental materials like pencils, pens, exercise books etc which the learners are expected to have at any point in time to facilitate learning (NOUN, 2009).Education resources are no doubt important in the development of a conducive teaching-learning environment. The use of these resources could give more valuable and powerful direction to the teacher than any personal efforts without the materials.
In school administration, education resources are not only limited but can be effectively and efficiently managed when management activities are properly harmonized, organized, coordinated and controlled by the school management team. This is in agreement with Blunt’s (2008) opinion that: it is not the availability of these resources alone that guarantees effective performance of school, but their adequacy and effective utilization.owever, No matter how well packaged a school administration or a school system is at any level of education, without adequate and efficient utilization of the available resources, the system may fail to achieve its desired results. Adequate and apposite resources are vital in the administration of a school. The proper management and use of these resources will not only boost the morale of human resources who coordinates other activities in the school system but also ensure the attainment of goals. Meanwhile, shortage or inadequacy of these resources is inimical to goal achievement of school administration. Accessibility of education resources makes school management effective and efficient thereby enhancing the output of the education system. Effective school administration leads to efficient instructional process which will yield a quality output. Agabi (2012) observed that, the resources provided by Government for execution of education projects in Nigeria are inadequate and irregular as highlighted by the frequency of industrial actions in the education sector. More so, due to the general level of poverty in the country, the contribution of communities and households to educational provision have been negligible. Consequently, the best alternative is prudence in the use of available resources. This is because when a given level of resources is efficiently utilized, more services are provided through balance usage and adequate maintenance of the available facilities than when inefficiency, on-utilization, under-utilization and over utilization abounds.
Classification of Education Resources
According to NOUN (2009), Education resources based on their nature are basically classified into the following categories:
(a) Material/Physical Resources
These are the tangible resources that can easily be seen and observed in any institution. The physical resources include the structure, the machines, raw materials, vehicles, and other tools, which can facilitate organizations activities and processes. The physical resources may not be the same in all organization. In educational system, the physical resources would include the classrooms/lecture rooms, staff offices, vehicles, health centers, library, laboratory, and so on, which directly or indirectly contribute to the achievement of goals.
Material/Physical Resource Management in School:
School physical resource management has a direct impact on the learning environment and is a key determinant of educational outcomes. It is therefore critical that school physical resource management practices align with the school improvement plan by linking school assets to basic education service delivery standards and strategies.