Appraisal of Parents- Teachers Associations’ Level of Funding Secondary Schools in Umuahia Education Zone, Abia State
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https://doi.org/10.47814/w4h4zj53Schlagwörter:
Parents-Teachers Associations; Funding; Moveable Infrastructural Facilities; Non-moveable FacilitiesAbstract
This study which was carried out ex-post-facto used a descriptive survey design to appraise the Parents- Teachers Associations’ Level of Funding Secondary Schools in Umuahia Education Zone of Abia State. The study more specifically, assessed empirically the status of parents- Teachers Associations’ contribution to the funding of secondary schools. Payment of salaries of part- time teachers, provision of moveable facilities and provision of non- moveable infrastructural facilities in Umuahia Education Zone. The study involved a sample of 916 teachers and 130 duty principals. The teachers sample was selected by stratified random sampling technique from the teachers’ population of 1,831 individuals in the ninety-four (94) secondary schools in the education zone in Abia State, while all the duty principals’ population of 130 (one hundred and thirty) was used for the study. Data were collected using the researchers’ self-developed questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. Data were analyzed using frequency distributions and means to answer the four research questions posed. The findings amongst other things revealed that Parents-Teachers Associations contributed to the funding of secondary schools in Umuahia Education Zone of Abia State, in the areas of moveable and non-moveable infrastructural facilities. Results, however, showed that Parents – Teachers Associations made significant contribution to the provision of moveable facilities in the area of the study. Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things that the Abia State Government should employ effective communication channels to mobilize private individuals, communities, religious organizations, and Parents-Teachers Associations to help government in funding education in their local communities in Umuahia Education Zone. Suggestions for further research were made.
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