Community Involvement in The Development of Secondary Schools in Jos – South Local Government Area
1 Dept. of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Jos.
2 Department of Public Law Faculty of Law, University of Jos
* Corresponding author: otore@unijos.edu.ng
2 Department of Public Law Faculty of Law, University of Jos
* Corresponding author: otore@unijos.edu.ng
Abstract
Education which is the bedrock of any meaningful
development in an enlightened society has been one of
the areas of neglect at the Federal, State and Local
Government Levels. It is against this background that the
community, and others have been given the free hand to
make contributions towards education especially at the
secondary school level, based on the given guidelines. In
light of this, this study examines the involvement of
communities. What area(s) are the community involved
and how has its involvement made better impact on the
academic performances of secondary school education.
The study employs a survey research design where a
sample of schools were selected and studied, the result
used to represent the variable in all the Secondary
Schools in the whole L.G.A. The population for the
study includes four secondary schools in Jos South
L.G.A, of Plateau state with the students' population of
one thousand three hundred and parents' population of
eight hundred and twenty parents. Four secondary
schools were selected from the number of Government
Secondary Schools in Jos South Local Government
Area. Out of the forty (40) respondents eighteen (18)
parents were involved, eighteen (18) teachers and four (4)
principals were administered questionnaires. The simple
random sampling technique was used in the selection of
schools, for the study. From each school teachers, parents
and the principal were used for the study. In obtaining
number of schools, a simple random sampling of all the
secondary schools in each district was conducted in
order to select one Government Secondary School for
the study. Questionnaires were administered to elicit
information from respondents. The uses of percentage
were used to analyze and interpret data generated. The
research concluded that for an improvement in
secondary education, the community must explore areas
such as electrification in schools, provision of ICT
facilities, better co-operation between community and
school authority among others.
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How to Cite
I, O. E., & C, N. C. (2017). Community Involvement in The Development of Secondary Schools in Jos – South Local Government Area. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 9(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2017.tjhf1pab
O. E. I, and N. C. C, "Community Involvement in The Development of Secondary Schools in Jos – South Local Government Area," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-11, December 2017. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.tjhf1pab
