Inadequate Funds for the Administration of Public Secondary Schools in Nigeria: Causes, Efeects and Way Forward
Keywords:
Administration, funds, Problems, Public, Secondary
Abstract
This article discussed the factors responsible for shortage of funds for the administration of public secondary schools in Nigeria. Secondary data were used in the article. The secondary data were sourced from online and print sources. The article identified; lack of political will to adequately fund secondary schools, corruption, poor implementation of financial strategic plans on funding of secondary schools, increase in population, poor support from private sectors, demand from other sector, inflation and regional conflict and insecurity as the factors responsible for inadequate funds for the administration of public secondary schools in Nigeria. The article also identified; shortage of funds, inadequate teachers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, poor supervision and poor quality of education as the effects of inadequate funding of the public secondary school education in Nigeria.
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4. British Council (2014). Issues, Influencers and Actions. British Council: Abuja.
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9. Ige, A. M. (2011). Myths and realities of falling standard of education in Nigeria: The way forward.Nigerian Journal of Professional Teachers, 2, 36-48.
10. Ikegbusi, N. G. (2012). Teachers’ tortious liabilities to students as a correlate of their discipline inAnambra state secondary schools (Unpublished PhD dissertation). Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
11. Ikegbusi, N. G. (2014). Towards enhancing staff personnel management in secondary schools in Anambra state. Journal of Educational Research, 2(3), 117-124.
12. Ikgbusi, N, G & Iheanacho, R, C (2016) Factors Militating against Effective Administration of Secondary Schools in Anambra State. World Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, P:
13. Ige A, M (2013)Provision of secondary education in Nigeria: Challenges and way forward.Journal of African Studies and Development Vol. 5(1), pp. 1-9,
14. Ibrahim Yaro (2017) Education Policy Development in Nigeria: Challenges and way forward.International Journal of Advanced Studies in Social Science & Innovation (IJASSI),
15. Ike, I. (2017)Problems and Prospects of Secondary Education in Nigeria. International Journal of Education and Evaluation ISSN 2489-0073 Vol. 3 No. 1 Vol. 2, No. 1,p-159-167
16. Keller, B. Y. (2012). Factors associated with high school learners’ poor performance: A spotlight onmathematics and social studies. South African Journal of Education, 27(4), 233-242.
17. Olowoselu A, Bello A (2015). Challenges to Secondary School Principal’s Leadership in Northern Region of Nigeris. BritishJournal of Education, 3(3):3-4.
18. Otegbulu MI (2016). Perceived Challenges to Administration of Secondary Schools in Imo State. Journal of DevelopmentStudies, 6(10):67-70.
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21. Victor S, I, Tochukwu N & Seember N. (2016) Public Financing of Basic Education in Nigeria. An analysis of government budgeting and expenditures on basic school improvement in ESSPIN programme states.
22. World Bank (2015) “Governance and Finance Analysis in the Basic Education Sector in Nigeria”, World Bank.
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24. https://www1.up.poznan.pl/inte rcathedra/?en_no-43-2-2020,71
Published
2021-12-07
How to Cite
J., O. N., Musa, A., M., Y. D., & Solomon, A. T. (2021). Inadequate Funds for the Administration of Public Secondary Schools in Nigeria: Causes, Efeects and Way Forward. Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History, 2(12), 52-64. Retrieved from https://cajssh.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/209
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