CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This 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 techniques
3.3 Instrumentation
3.4 Procedure for data collection
3.5 Data analysis
3.1 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 observed so that the researcher can analyze the information obtain from a representative sample of the population and to describe the variable as they exist. The design was considered appropriate for this research because it involve comparison between educational and students’ academic performance in Ilorin West LGA kwara state secondary school.
3.2 Population, Sample and Sampling Technique
The population of the study included all te 382 teachers and 23 pricipals in the 23 public secondary schools in Ilorin West local government area , Kwara State. Ramdom samplingtechnique was to sele 15 secondary schools from the 23 secondary schools in the LGA. The critical used for selection of the 15 school was that the schools should have presented candidate for west African examination council for a minimum of five years. From each of the 15 schools, the school principal, and teacher were given checklist to enable the researcher gather the necessary information needed for the project work. The sample of the study therefor consist of 145 teachers and 15 principals out of the 382 teachers and 23 principals respectively from the public secondary schools in Ilorin west Local Government Area, Kwara State
List of sampled Schools
1. Queen Elizabeth secondary school
2. Community secondary school Banni
3. College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Ilorin
4. Government Girls day secondary school Ilorin