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The Relationship Between Educational Resources And Students' Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OF IN ILORIN WEST LGA, KWARA STATE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS]
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researcher has tried to explain the reasons for the decline in the
students’ academic performance by linking it with inadequacy and
non-availability of classroom, library and laboratories. It has rightly
predicted that a sharp decline would be apparent in the quality of the
professionals and students that graduate from our educational
institution in not too distant future due to the fact that such item
like books, teaching aids and educational materials are not only
available but those available are grossly inefficient, under-utilize and
poor managed
This situation, needless to say, will have a
long-term negative effect on the quality of secondary education that is
currently been offered in the country hence, for a high and uniform
academic standard, these resource most not only be available in adequate
quantity but must also be equitably distributed among schools and
properly managed as well. Resources, when available and skillfully used,
help to make learning more meaningful
2.4 Resources Utilization
Many schools throughout the world are behind subjected to a multitude
of societal forces, which are having a substantial impact on all aspect
of their operation. We are presently living in an existing age and
existing age an –age of discovering of expansion of our frontiers of
knowing, of new technologiesâ€
Presently many governments are
supporting and encouraging greater decentralization of schools through
the local management and private ownership of schools. This new
management concept as one might expect, it founded upon economic and
political principles. a greater involvement in school affair is
perceived as a fundamental right in democratic societies. Sharing the
responsibilities for improving performance and developing the learning
experiences offered by school education in Nigeria is politically very
appealing. Putting such political idea into practice may be difficult
unless back up with efficient utilization of resources available to
secondary school system in Nigeria. Previous studies (Loxley, 2004 and
On1, 1995) are in agreement that the level of resources available and
how well they are utilized can significantly affect the essential
success of educational system.
Considering the way some factors has
influenced academic performance. Oni (1995) found that resources
utilization was found to have a high positive correlation to academic
performance. The relationship between utilization of resources and
academic performance was higher than that between recommended textbooks
and academic performance and only next to that between material
equipment and schools’ academic performance.
The responsible assigned to school leaders are greater now than in the
past. It is obvious, there is obvious, therefore, and that the quality
of school leader has a significant relationship on the students’
academic performance. Leaders must create a vision of where they want
the school to be. An effective leader not only develops a vision that
promotes excellence in education but also establishes and educational
environments and culture in which this can be achieved. Under these
circumstances, only the most competent professional should occupy the
principal’s office for the purpose of achieving good academic
performance for the school. Effective principal are known to employ a
variety of leadership style when performing their duties. The style
chosen is often determined by the nature of the issue being considered
by the societal forces impinging on decision and by the characteristics
of the people expressing concerns. The attributes of an effective school
leader are obviously many, but to fully utilize them a principal must
be well educated, posses broad experiences and posses a vision of
schooling in the future. Effective leader encourage open discussions of
teachers’ hopes, joy and anxieties. People are important and should be
empowered whenever conditions permit. Paragraph 28 of the national
policy of education state that “Government will work towards improving
the quality of secondary education by giving support to measure that
will ensure the selection of persons of the induction courses for
newly-appointed principals and prompt disciplinary steps to deal with
principals who misuse their power or prove inefficient†.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This study intends to find out the relationship between teaching resources for learning and students academic performance in English Language in Nigerian secondary schools, a case study of Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The research instruments were direct observations, mini interviews, questionnaires and documentary sources. The result of the study showed that there are significant relationship between teaching resources and students academic performance. It was recommended ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Federal and state policy maker proposing new education program often base their argument on the need to provide more resources to school to improve opportunities for students. Many Americans seems to share this view.Polling data show that many people believe that government allocates insufficient resources to school. A poll conducted annually from 2009 through 2012 found that American adults list insufficient funding and resources as top problem facing public school in their community. The avail ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGYThis chapter describes and presented the research method employed for this study. It focuses on the following sub-heading:- 3.1 Research design 3.2 Population, sample and sampling techniques3.3 Instrumentation 3.4 Procedure for data collection 3.5 Data analysis3.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. This design allows the researcher to make careful record of what were observe ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Thus, the null hypothesis which states that ‘there is no significant relationship between physical resources and students ‘academic performance in public secondary school in Ilorin west LGA, kwara state’ is rejected .However ,there is a positive and significant relationship between physical resources and students’ academic performance in public secondary school Ilorin west LGA kwara state. Ho2: There is no significant relationship between human resources and student ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]In table 5, Ho: the calculated t-value (2.01) is greater than the
critical t-value of 1.65 at 0.05 level of significance for 298 degree of
freedom. Hence, the null hypothesis which states that there is no
significant relationship between educational resources and students’
academic performance in Ekiti state secondary schools, is rejected. This
implies that, there is significant relationship between educational
resources and student academic performance. However, all the educa ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES Adeogun. A.A. (2001). The principal and the financial management of public secondary schools in Osun State. Journal of Educational System and Development. 5(1), pp. 1-10.Adesina, S. (1990). Some aspects of school management. Lagos: Educational Industries Nigeria Ltd. Aghenta, J. A. (1999). Principles and practice of educational planning: Focus on the Developing Countries. Benin City: NSCPBorisade I.T. (2012). Unit cost of Secondary Education and students’ Academic Achievement i ... Continue reading---
