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.
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
The concept of L. G. and Administrative Management of primary
education
The needs for local government management
The scope of primary education management and local communities
Local government and funding of primary education in Oredo local
government area of Edo State
Local government and education development
Appraisal of 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 25th August
(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 | EDU0373 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 54 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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