Awareness of Education Law for Effective Administration of Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study examined awareness of education law for effective administration of secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was carried out in Rivers State. Two research questions guided the study. The study employed the descriptive research survey design. The population of the study is 311 Principals in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 208 respondents (112 urban principals and 96 rural principals) were selected for the study using proportionate and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire tagged “Awareness of Education Law for Effective Administration of Secondary School Questionnaire” (AELEASSQ) which was designed in a four-point rating scale arrangement of 1 – 4. The instrument was validated by experts in Educational Management and Educational Foundations respectively. A reliability coefficient of 0.82 was established using Cronbach Alpha. Data collected were analyzed using mean (X) and standard deviation (SD) for research question 1 while Frequency count (F) and Percentage (%) were used to analyzed research question 2. For research question 1, mean value less than 2.50 was considered as “Disagree (D)” while item with mean value equal 2.50 and above are considered as “Agree (A)”. The study found that available strategies enhances the awareness of education law in secondary school. The study also found that, available items are the challenges facing the awareness of education law in secondary school. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended amongst others that, full provision of the constitution of the land and adequate financial encouragement should be provided for by the government. Good planning and proper supervision of manpower should always be carried out within and outside the school.