Managing Educational Resources for Students’ Effective Academic Performance in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine Managing Educational Resources for Students’ Effective Academic Performance in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Three Objectives, three research questions and three Hypotheses were raised to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of 3,195 Principal and students in (twenty-seven) Public Junior Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor LGA. The sample size of the study consists of 355 through the use of Taro Yemen formula. The simple random sampling technique was used for the study. Data for the study were collected by means of questionnaire titled “Managing Educational Resources for Students’ Effective Academic Performance (MERSEAPQ)”. The PMCTPQ adopted a Modified Likert Rating scale of Vey high extent to Very Low Extent. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. This yielded a high reliability coefficient of 0.83 and 0.85. 355 Copies of questionnaire were distributed, and 313 were retrieved for analysis. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The finding shows that financial resources significantly enhance students’ academic performance in public junior secondary schools. It was concluded that human resources significantly enhance students' academic performance in public junior secondary schools. Recommendations made amongst others were that the ministry of education and schools in Nigeria should invest more resources in the management and development of their human resources.