Distribution and Utilisation of School Facilities as Correlates of Effective Implementation of Secondary Education Policy in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State

Abstract

The study examined relationship between distribution and utilisation of school facilities with effective implementation of secondary education policy in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. Correlation design was adopted. Sample size of 320 teachers which was 20% of the population of 1,566 was selected using simple random sampling technique. Content and face validated two set of questionnaires tagged “Distribution and Utilisation of School Facilities” and “Effective Implementation of Secondary Education Policy” with 18-items was used for data collection. Kuder-Richardson 21(KR-21) was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to answer the research questions. Findings revealed that there exists a positive moderate relationship between optimum distribution of school facilities and effective implementation of secondary education policy. Also revealed is a positive high relationship between teachers’ effective utilisation of instructional materials/instructional spaces and effective implementation of secondary education policy. It was concluded that there is strong and positive high level relationship between teachers’ effective utilisation of school facilities in terms of instructional materials and instructional spaces with effective implementation of secondary education policy. Based on the findings and conclusion, the study recommended among others that the inspectorate division of education agency and the school heads through adequate supervision and inspection should ensure that there is effective utilisation of school facilities to enhance effective implementation of secondary education policy.