Statement of the Problem
It is a fact that there are series of
related studies on the principals as the head of the school, but it
appears that there are no sufficient researches on teacher’s job
performance. The researcher therefore considered it necessary to
carryout a study on the relationship between principal’s administrative
effectiveness and financial resources allocation particularly in public
secondary schools in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara state.
Principals of secondary schools as a result of their positions set up
the tone of the school in respect of their behaviour, but some of them
are not performing to expectation as they only have academic
qualifications but do not possess the necessary managerial skills that
would enable them function effectively, also some teachers are
performing below expectations since they do not possess teaching
qualifications and so contributed to poor teaching
standards(Lavigna,2002).
Two parameters that are commonly used to
determine school effectiveness are students’ results especially in
standardized tests, and their behaviour or performance after school
(Ijaiya, 2008). Senior secondary school examination results, only 25.99%
i.e. 356, 981 out of 1,427,924 had five credits including Mathematics
and English Language. For the National Examination Council (NECO) which
was released in 2009, only 10% or 126,500 of the 1,200,765 candidates
had five credits that qualified them for admission into higher
institution (Unilorin Bulletin, Nov. 2009). In order to realise the
educational goals and the school systems funds and facilities are
required for the various activities of the school programme as well as
for the extra curriculum activities. The financial situation of the
secondary school education sector is far from been adequate. The
inadequate funding of this level of Education account for deployable
condition of other education resources on the schools. Hence, the school
are faced with several problems such as inadequate modern classrooms,
the available classroom are poorly furnished, inadequate of functional
library and laboratory, inadequate qualified teacher, insufficient of
modern infrastructural facilities and instruction materials. The
unconducive school environment occasioned by inadequate resources has
adverse effect on effective management of the materials.
The
researcher therefore, intends to investigate the influence of financial
resources allocation on the principal administrative effectiveness in
public secondary schools in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara State.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate financial resource allocation and principals administrative effectiveness in selected public senior secondary schools in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara State. Specifically, the purposes of study are to:
i. determine the adequate financial resource allocation to public secondary for principal administrative effectiveness in Oke- Ero Local Government Area, Kwara State.
ii. examine the adequate of income generation from handwork on the influence of principal administrative effectiveness in Oke Ero Local Government Area, senior secondary school Kwara State.
iii. Investigate the level of PTA levies participation on principal administrative effectiveness in Oke Ero Local Government Area senior schools, Kwara State.
iv. find out the adequacy of philanthropists donation on the principal administrative effectiveness in Oke-Ero Local Government Area senior secondary school, Kwara State.
v. investigate the principal administrative effectiveness on school administration in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, senior secondary school Kwara state.
Research Questions
The study intends to provide answers to the following research questions:
i. Are there adequate Financial Resource Allocation by the government to Oke- Ero senior Secondary Schools Kwara State?
ii. Are there enough income generation from handwork to influence principal administrative effectiveness in Oke Ero senior secondary schools Kwara State?
iii. What is the level of PTA levies participation on principal administrative effectiveness in Oke Ero senior secondary schools, Kwara State?
iv. How adequate are philanthropist donations to influence principal administrative effectiveness in Oke Ero Senior secondary schools, Kwara state?
v. Does principal administrative effectiveness has any influence on school administration in Oke Ero Local Government Area senior secondary schools, Kwara State?
Research Hypotheses
Main Hypothesis
Ho¬: There is no significant relationship between financial resource allocation and principal administrative effectiveness in public secondary school in Oke Ero Local Government Area, Kwara State.
