Community Participation in the Management of Primary Schools in Fika Local Government Area, Yobe State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was examined the impact of community participation in management of primary schools in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria. The objectives were to examine the level of community participation in education, to establish the level of management of primary school in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria and the third objective is to determine the relationship between community participation and management of primary education. The study was conducted in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria, guided by descriptive correlation designs using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The sampled population used in this study was 303 respondents from teachers, head teachers and community members respondents data collected was based on both qualitative (interview) and quantitative (Questionnaire).Frequency and percentage used to analyzed the profile of the respondents. The first and second objectives were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviations. The study on the level of community participation in education in Fika Local government of Yobe state was low; this was supported by the mean of 2.425 which revealed that the community participated low towards the support for the instructional program and school management with the issues of contribution to the school raising a silently high value. The study results on education management in Fika Local government. The findings reveal that the state of the education management in the schools was poor with the mean responses of 2.335. The third objective reveal that there was no significant relationship between community participation and education management in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria since the sig. value (.360) was far greater than 0.05, which is the level of significance. The study concluded that the state of community participation in education in the local area was low, the ideas of supporting the resources contribution, school management and supporting curriculum development program that were poorly developed among the respondents. The study concluded on the second objective that the education management was found to be low, it also conclude that the education planning, control and program implementations in the schools was poor. The study on the third objective conclude that there was no significant relationship between community participation and education management in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria since the sig. value was far greater than the significance level, which is the maximum level of significance, required declaring a significant relationship in social sciences.. Among the recommendation made by this study was on third objective which recommends for establishing a proper model of deliberately involving the community in affairs of the school. The study recommends that policy formulation on matters on management of secondary schools should be all inclusive so that it can address the societal needs.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .............................................................................................................................ii

APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................................ii

DEDICATION................................................................................................................................iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..............................................................................................................iv

LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................................................v

LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................................................vii

ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................x

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ........................................................................................................... 1

1.1.1 Historical perspective............................................................................................................. 2

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective.......................................................................................................... 5

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective .......................................................................................................... 7

1.1.4 Contextual perspective........................................................................................................... 8

1.2 Statement of the Problem........................................................................................................ 10

1.3 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................... 11

1.4 Objectives of the study............................................................................................................ 11

1.5 Research questions.................................................................................................................. 12

1.6 Null Hypothesis: this hypothesis is formulated to address research question 3 ..................... 12

1.7Scope of the study.................................................................................................................... 12

1.7.1 Geographical scope.............................................................................................................. 12

1.7.2 Theoretical scope ................................................................................................................. 13

1.7.3 Content scope....................................................................................................................... 13

1.7.4 Time Scope .......................................................................................................................... 13

1.8 Significances of the study ....................................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................ 15

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 15

2.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 15

2.2 Conceptual framework............................................................................................................ 17

2.3 Related Literature.................................................................................................................... 18

2.3.0 Community participation in schools.................................................................................... 18

2.3.1 Support for the instructional program.................................................................................. 19

2.3.2 School management............................................................................................................. 20

2.3.3 Contributions to school resources........................................................................................ 22

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2.4 Management of Primary schools ............................................................................................ 23

2.5 Relationship between community participation and management of primary schools .......... 27

2.6 Research Gaps......................................................................................................................... 31

CHAPTER THREE.................................................................................................................... 33

METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 33

3.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 33

3.1 Research Design...................................................................................................................... 33

3.2 Research population................................................................................................................ 33

3.3 Sample Size............................................................................................................................. 34

3.4 Sampling Procedure ................................................................................................................ 34

3.5 Research Instruments.............................................................................................................. 34

3.5.1 Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................... 34

3.5.2 Interview Guide ................................................................................................................... 35

3.6 Validity and Reliability of Research Instruments................................................................... 35

3.6.1 Validity ................................................................................................................................ 35

3.6.2 Reliability............................................................................................................................. 36

3.7 Data Collection Procedure ...................................................................................................... 37

3.7.1 Before the Administration of the questionnaires................................................................. 37

3.7.2 During the administration of the questionnaires.................................................................. 37

3.7.3 After the administration of the questionnaires..................................................................... 37

3.8 Data Analysis.......................................................................................................................... 38

3.9 Ethical Consideration.............................................................................................................. 38

3.10 Limitations of the study ........................................................................................................ 39

CHAPTER FOUR....................................................................................................................... 40

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA .................................... 40

4.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 40

4.1 Response Rate......................................................................................................................... 40

4.2 Demographic traits of respondents ......................................................................................... 41

4.3 Level of community participation in education in Fika Local government of Yobe state 

Nigeria........................................................................................................................................... 43

4.4 Level of management of primary schools in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria . 49

4.5 Relationship between relationship between community participation and education 

management. ................................................................................................................................. 53

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 58

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................... 58

5.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 58

5.1 Discussions ............................................................................................................................. 58

5.1.1 Level of community participation in education in Fika Local government......................... 58

5.1.2 Level of management of primary schools in Fika Local government of Yobe state Nigeria... 59

5.1.3 Relationship between community participation and education management in Fika Local 

government. .................................................................................................................................. 59

5.2 Conclusions............................................................................................................................. 60

5.3 Recommendations................................................................................................................... 61

5.4 Suggestions for Further Research ........................................................................................... 62

REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 63

APPENDIX I: TRANSMITTAL LETTER .................................................................................. 70

APPENDIX II: LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS.................................................................. 71

APPENDIX III: INFORMED CONSENT ................................................................................... 72

APPENDIX IV: RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE ..................................................................... 73

APPENDIX V: INTERVIEW GUIDE ......................................................................................... 77

APPENDIX VI: SAMPLE SIZE .................................................................................................. 78

APPENDIX VII: STATISTICAL DATA (SPSS)........................................................................ 79

APPENDIX VIII: MAP OF YOBE STATE SHOWING FIKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT....... 83