IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WASTAGES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EBONYI STATE

Abstract

The study examined the impact of Educational resources wastages on the administration of public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consist of 4,816 senior secondary school principals and teachers in 224 public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. The sample size for the study was 405 respondents which was drawn through simple random sampling. Instrument for the data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Educational Resource Wastages Questionnaire (ERWQ)”. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha technique. The result yielded a coefficient index of 0.53. The findings of the study include the following among others: Educational finance resource wastages negatively impact administration of public secondary schools by lack of accountability and improper financial record keeping. Educational time resource wastages negatively impact administration of public secondary schools as some staff engage in their personal businesses during working hours and poor planning of school time table. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended among others that: Government should make adequate budgetary allocation for education with supervision in the management of school finance. This will encourage accountability, transparency and accomplishment of school project as at when due and School administrators’ personal affairs like engaging in other businesses that are not allowed by the school authority should be suspended till after school activities. This will reduce interference with official responsibilities and enhance school administration.