Open AccessSCHOOL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS AMONG GOVERNING BOARDS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Akinwumi Femi,
Opadeye Bolanle
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced academic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2488-9849
DOI - 10.46654/ij.24889849.a61252
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , local government , state (computer science) , local government area , test (biology) , human resources , population , business , state government , data collection , environmental health , political science , medicine , public administration , mathematics , statistics , management , economics , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , biology
It has been observed that management of Public Secondary Schools (PSSs) usually requests and waits for funds and other resources from either the state or federal government for effective running of the public schools. This has brought about ineffectiveness of public schools due to long waiting of resources. However, studies have been conducted on Management Effectiveness (ME) with other variables but none of these studies were able to consider school monitoring in relation to ME. Based on this, the study investigated school monitoring as a major correlate of management effectiveness among governing boards of public secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria using correlational survey design. Population of this study comprised 5,643 members of School Governing Boards (SGBs) in 627 rural and urban PSSs in Oyo State. A total of 1585 SGBs members was selected using systematic random sampling. Data obtained through self-constructed questionnaire was subjected to quantitative analysis using frequency count, percentage and independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that state of ME (human, financial and material resources) was found to be low in PSSs. Level of PSSs monitored by SGBs in Oyo State, Nigeria was considered to be high. School location has significant effect on ME and school monitoring system. Appropriate monitoring system should be ensured to effectively manage the available human, financial and material resources in PSSs by the school governing boards that would create significant impetus on the quality of the public secondary school system in Oyo State, Nigeria.