SCHOOL FACILITIES AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION DELIVERY IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA – International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review

SCHOOL FACILITIES AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION DELIVERY IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Authors: Ige, Nelson Adewole PhD & Aloh Abraham (B.Sc., M.Sc.)

ABSTRACT

The study examined school facilities and quality of education delivery in private junior secondary schools in Ojo local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The objective of this study was aimed at finding out how school facilities have improved the quality of education delivery using instructional materials by the teachers. The descriptive – survey research design was adopted for the study using questionnaires as the instrument which was subjected to face validation with a coefficient of 0.81. The population for this study was 200 teachers in the five selected private junior secondary schools in Ojo local government area of Lagos State. A total of 100 sample was determined using the simple random and purposive techniques. The outcome of the study concluded that school facilities remained an essential factor in the realization of the goals of education in Nigeria. This is because of its great role on teaching and learning process which cuts across the provision of essential services such as instructional facilities, infrastructural facilities, and a conducive school physical environment which play important roles in the promotion of quality teaching and learning. Chi square results of the hypotheses tested showed that school facilities had significantly impacted on the quality of education delivery. The national policy on education recognised the importance of these school facilities in its blueprint for productive teaching and learning process if adequately utilised. Based on these assertions, educational system should ensure the adequate provision of these facilities to achieve their goal of maintaining quality of education delivery.

Keywords: School facilities, Education delivery, Quality, Private Secondary School.

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