Analyzing Administration Of Secondary School In Enugu Urban

This study of school administration identified the problems prospects of effective administration of secondary school as well as the competencies needed for effective administration of the secondary school by the principle 

Based on the research question twenty problem items nineteen prospect  item and sixteen competency items were administered to twelve prncopals    of secondary schools Enugu Urban.  The three research question which guided this study are.

1. What are the problems facing the effective management/ administration of the secondary school

2. What are the competencies needed for effective administration of the secondary school?

 

The western from of formal education started back in 1842 by the activities of the Christian missionaries while real secondary education in Nigeria started in 1926 with first education followed by Hussey’s educational proposal of 1930

Since then mission and other voluntary organizations had been in control of primary secondary and teachers education till 1970 when the  federal military government took over of school from voluntary organizations.

The aim and objective was to enable the government rededicate theracy   in the country through rapid educational expansion.  This led the federal military government of Nigeria to introduce the universal primary education (U.PE) (1976) this programme resulted in population explosion of pupils in primary schools to the extent that the existing school  resources were no longer enough for the pupils now eager to recover education.

The pupils  were sheds and manpower were equally not sufficient leading to the employment of untrained teachers usually described as auxiliary teachers ands also the introduction of crash programmes

The graduated of the primary schools found it difficult to get admission in the existing secondary school because of the insufficient number of secondary school is this pushed the government to establish secondary school here and there the communities also established secondary schools through self efforts to enable their children gain admission into schools near their homes to reduce the cost of feeding housing and other sundry expenses etc.

Unfortunately the aim and objective for the establishment of secondary education in Nigeria is no longer  receiving the necessary attention hence our secondary education is facing a lot of set backs. This set backs cluster around ineffective and inefficient management of the secondary schools by the state ministry of education 

For the aim and objective of secondary education to reflect its purpose there is the need for both efficiency and effectiveness in the management of the secondary school by both the state education ministry and secondary school management itself.

The success or failure of any school depends partly a the type of leader managing the affairs of the school.  To perform effectively in the educational system and the schools as an educational system and the schools as an administrator the researcher has adopted the definition of leadership as by fielder (1967) and Stogdill (1960)

To Stogdil  leadership is the process of influencing group activities towards goal- setting and goal achievement.  Fielder focused on personal decision of leaders as constituting leadership effectiveness. He is of the view that a group success depends on two factors the leadership style and the amount  of control and influence the leader has on a group also that task and  outcome.  It goes on to define the leader as the individuals in the group given the task related group activities and who in the absence of designated leader carries the primary responsibility of performing these functionless in the group.

The research beloved that a study on the problems and prospect  of the administration of the secondary  school in Enugu Urban would help to facilitate qualitative secondary education. It is hoped that it work have a better favourable impact on secondary school administration 

Title page

Approval page

Dedication 

Acknowledgement

Abstract 

Table of content

CHAPTER ONE 

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study 

1.2 Statement of problem

1.3 Objective of the study

1.4 Significance of study

1.5 Research question

1.6 Scope of study

1.7 Limitation of study

1.8 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO 

REVIEW OF LITERATURE  

2.0 Introduction

2.1 The problem & prospect of administration of secondary schools.

2.2 Competences needed for effective administration of the secondary  schools.

2.3 Process to be followed for effective administration 

2.4 Absolute of substandard secondary school.     

CHAPETR THREE: 

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction 

3.1 Research design

3.2 Population  of the study

3.3 Sample size determination 

3.4 Instrument for data collection 

3.5 Validation of the instrument 

3.6 Reliability of the instrument  

3.7 Method of data collection

CHAPETR FOUR 

PRESENTATION AND  ANALYSIS 

4.1 Presentation and analysis of data

4.2 Testing of hypothesis

4.3 Summary of findings

CHAPETR FIVE

DISCUSSION  RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5.1 Discussion of findings 

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendation

5.4 Suggestion for further study