ABSTRACT
This research was
designed to investigate the causes and possible solution to the effect of local
government administrative management on primary schools in Oredo Local
Government Area of Edo State. To enhance the effectiveness of the study, a
number of research questions were formulated. It was the aim of the research
among other that this study would provide some answers to the problem that is
associated with the effect of Local Government Administrative Management in
primary school. A related literature review was carried out from the exercise;
some useful fact that is related to the factors responsible for the effect of
local government administrative management on primary school was discovered.
Questionnaire were administered to identified the effect and to the local
government administrators. Data collected were analyzed and interpreted through
the use of percentage. Based on the findings it was discovered that many
factors were responsible for the effect of local government administrative
management on primary school. To this end, conclusions were drowned and
recommendations were also made. Among the recommendation are; (1) to ensure
proper construction, maintenance and provision of equipment of school building
by the local government so that there will be a conductive environment for
learning. (2) there should be regular visit by the local council to public
primary schools to enable the primary school teachers to be dedicated to their job.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background to the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Research question
Scope of the study
Significance of the
study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
Research Methodology
Research Design
Population of the study
Sample of the study
Instrumentation
Validity and reliability
of the instrument
Method of data
collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis and
interpretation of data
Discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Recommendation,
Conclusion and Suggestion
Summary
Recommendations
Conclusion
Suggestion for further
studies
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Following the advent of Western Education in Nigeria through the missionary
societies, primary schools, were locally managed by voluntary agencies with
grant in aids from colonial government. Meanwhile conditions for the receipt of
grants in and were served and these include adequate organization, aver5age
daily attendance tone of the school, adequate and efficiency of teachers,
suitability of building and equipment and good sanitation.
During this time, the colonial government directly administered and managed her
few government schools and with the spread of western education to various
rural and urban settlement native authorities become the managers of primary
education in the North. Then by (1929) there were ninety five (95) primary schools
in the North managed by native authorities and give missions school managed by
the missionary voluntary agency while at the same time, were sixty five
government primary schools in the South managed by Colonial government and two
hundred and sixty nine mission/voluntary agencies schools that were granted aid
and managed by the mission. With the introduction of free education in Western
region in (1955) and in eastern region into the area of primary education
management, the scheme led to phenomenon increase in primary school enrolment
and consequently inadequate funding and poor management device were tried to
maintain the system. These include re-introduction of school fees particularly
in Oredo Local Government. Phasing out of grade iii teacher training colleges
and absolute closure of some unviable schools. During (1962-1968) plan period,
the federal government made formative effect in salvaging the system by giving
grants to regional government for primary education and with the civil war of
(1967-1970) more damage particularly in terms of infrastructure in Oredo Local
Government was increased by primary education and indeed the enter educational
system following the public education educts of no 4 of (1970), the former
Oredo Local Government took over the ownership and management of all primary
and secondary schools in the state. This action was subsequently followed by
other states of the federation.
More so, with the takeover of all primary schools, the Oredo Local Government
established the management bodies namely.
i.
State school management
board for the management of both primary and secondary schools.
ii.
State teacher services
commission for the employment and promotion of both primary and secondary
school teachers.
In the North, management
of primary education was by voluntary agencies and native authorities continued
until the promulgation of new education law in (1963) following the report of
the old man commission, in the commission report, local government education
authoritative was established to replace the native authorities. The local
education authorities were indeed parastatals of the ministry of education they
were charged with primary schools under their jurisdiction. Thus, the
management of primary education in the North was under the supervision of the
ministry of education. It is also to be noted that as soon as the local
government authorities was established their finance were separated from the
coffers of the native authorities, their source of relevant
includes:
i.
Subvention from the
native authorities
ii.
State government grant
iii.
School fee where
applicable
According to UNESCO
(1976) the Federal Government launched the nationwide universal primary
education system, which is to be free and compulsory as from the year (1980),
with the introduction of the system, the Federal Government under took to fund
all the cost of primary education throughout the country. Particularly in that
same year the Federal government introduced a scheme of local government
reform. Consequently this brought about the local education authorities in the
Northern State becoming department of local government authorities, however,
this removed both the supervisory control of the ministry of education and the
separate accounting system of the local government authorities. Thus with this
reform a specific body was made responsible for the effective management and
control of primary education in Northern State.
According to Adesina (1992) it is assumed that local government will continue
to provide manually at least for the provision of teaching materials in the
main time the assumption is that the State Government will continue to pay
relatively the retiring benefits of the primary school staff in (1988) the
national primary education commission (NPEC) was established with Decree 31 of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (1988) to manage the affairs of primary
education. It was later scrapped by the Federal Government under the provision
of Decree 2 and 3 of (1991) which rested the full responsibility of the
administration of primary education in the hand of local government with the
degree No. 96 of 25thAugust (1993) the national primary education
board (SPEB) and local government education authority (LGEA) and they were once
again in control (LGRA) was assigned to day to day administration of primary
schools in the area of jurisdiction. While, the state primary education board
(SPEB) was charged with administration of primary school in the state. The
local government councils appoint education secretaries who then report
directly to the SPEBS. The introduction of universal primary education (UPE)
nationwide in 1976 experienced problem of underestimation of about 30% of the
turn-up number of the children enrolment, acute shortage of classroom space or
overcrowded classrooms, shortage of teachers and equipment this may be
unconnected with the neglect and lack of maintenance as a result of present
economic depression this inability of the government to effectively run primary
school has made people to agitate for the return of school to the missionaries
and other voluntary agencies. Also, it brought the emergence of many private
primary schools tends to perform more poorly than private primary schools in
Nigeria. It appears as if the private primary schools usually produce more
sounds product than public primary schools.
It is estimated that
about 80% of the primary schools are located in the rural areas. Schools are
subsidized through additional funds contributed by communities to their local
schools through parent teachers association (PTA), schools councils, and
community based organization these funds are used for infrastructure
construction maintenance and supply of basic equipment. The infrastructure and
facility remain inadequate for coping with a system this is group[ing at a
rapid pace. The school environment is therefore generally not conducive to
learning resource, the annual population growth rate, estimate at 3.3%
contributes to the problem of the large number of children who have to be
accommodated in schools.
Durosaro (1986), Taiwo
(2006), the development of primary education has always been associated with
communal activities these activities which include the provision and
administration which are organized government system has introduce at the
federal regional, later state and local nation authority local government
council levels. Taiwo records that one of the provision of the ordinance which
was enacted in (1948) was the encouragement of the formation of local education
authorities and local government committees.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The local government education authorities is to function through the local
government education committee composed of the chairman of local government
council, the counsellor for education and representative of the recognized
teacher union in the local government area. The authority is responsible for
the payment of salary, allowances and other benefit to all teaching and non
teaching staff in its area of jurisdiction. With the abrogation of state local
government source commission, it is at least disturbing to note the local
government education authorities have been assigned all aspect of staff
personal function including the power to hire and fire all categories of staff,
their assessment and payment of salaries all allowance based on the scheme of
service drawn up by the local government.
According to Adewole Ayo (2005) uniformity is not a virtue, yet with the short
traditional local government system in Oredo Local Government of Edo State and
consequent wanted experience of the function arrives together with the fact
that this is a period of partisan qualities under the present legal provision
with local government authority in Oredo Local Government of Edo State and also
peculiar other local government. This scheme of absolute authority
without appellant jurisdiction may do more harm than good to the future of
education in the country and particularly to Oredo Local Government of Edo
State at this state of its development. The structure of primary education
management as provided for in decree No. 3 of 1991 needs to be drastically
examined.
OBJECTIVE OF THE
STUDY
This study is to determine the current level of the effect of local government
administrative management on primary school in Oredo Local Government of Edo
State. The essence of the overall structure provided for the above is to ensure
that local government education authority is not isolated entities without
supervision of coordination. Specifically, this study also determines the main
function of local government right and quality in terms of administration and
then stand to primary education. Finally, this study will find out if the
performance roles played by local government are actually utilized or
underutilized.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The research question will try to focus on some of the following:
i.
To what extent is the
manpower skills of administrative and management of schools in Oredo Local
Government Area adequate?
ii.
Does the level of utilization
of both male and female teacher assist in the administrative management of
public primary schools?
iii.
Does the level of
utilization of both male and female teacher affect the administrative
management of public schools?
SIGNIFICANCE OF
STUDY
After the rationalization of local government on the management of primary
education there is need to provide the basis allocation of relevance. This
study is of significant to every level of local government in relation to the
administrative management to primary education as it serves as a platform for
taking such decision. Experience has shown that primary education need proper
management to enable them achieve set goals. This study is posed to
contribute its own quota through the technocrats concerned with decision making
in the area of primary education development to arrive at a more realistic of
the first school system.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Local Government Area: The system of government of a town or an area
by elected representative of the people who live there.
Management: The act of running and controlling achievement
of a goal objective state government. A country considered as an organized
political community controlled by one government i.e. the affairs and decisions
of the country are under one government.
Federal: Having a system of government in which the
individual states of a country have control over their affairs but are
controlled by a central government for national decisions.
Performance: The act or process of performing a task, an
action etc.
Administration: the activities that are done in other
institution.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0094 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 62 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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