ASSESSING THE USAGE OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OKE- ERO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGERIA
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Resource utilization in schools,,
Public primary education,
School resource management
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Eniola Keji Ola-Alani
Rafiu Abdulwahab
Yunus Adebayo Kuranga
Victoria Oludunni Ogunniran
Oludare David Ojo
Abstract
Background: The utilization of available materials in public primary schools in Oke-Ero Local Government Area was analyzed in this study.
Objective: The study developed four research questions to assess the availability and use of academic resources in public primary schools located in Oke-Ero Local Government Area.
Methods: Descriptive research design was adopted. The study includes all 1,013 public primary school teachers in Oke-Ero Local Government Area. A straightforward random sampling method was used to select 150 people as respondents. Data was collected using a researcher-constructed questionnaire. To ensure the questionnaire was accurate, we checked the content using validity methods, and to make sure it was consistent, we used the test-retest method, which gave a reliability score of 0.85. The data was analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, average values, and measures of spread.
Results: The findings revealed that the overall availability of academic materials is somewhat and the available materials in Oke-Ero L.G.A public primary schools are highly utilised.
Conclusion: Educational authorities and policymakers should allocate additional resources to address the availability of academic materials in public primary schools; and school administrators should enhance professional development opportunities for educators to effectively utilise existing materials and implement innovative teaching strategies
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