ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES’PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SENIORSECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed School-Based Management Committees’ participation in the management of public senior
secondary schools in South-West Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine SBMCs’ involvement in
the management of security, as well as teaching and learning facilities, in public senior secondary schools in the
South-West Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. The total population consisted of 100,380 participants from public
senior secondary schools in the South-West Zone of Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique comprising
stratified, proportional, and purposive sampling methods was adopted. A sample size of 384 was selected from
the population using Research Advisors (2006). The respondents sampled included SBMC members, inspectors,
principals, and teachers. The instrument used was a researcher-designed questionnaire titled “Assessment of
School-Based Management Committees’ Participation in the Management of Public Senior Secondary Schools in
South-West Nigeria.” The questionnaire was reviewed by an expert in the Department of Educational Foundations
and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to establish its validity. The reliability coefficients of the
instrument were 0.760 and 0.781, determined using Cronbach’s Alpha statistics. Data were analysed using SPSS
version 22.0 at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicate that the calculated F-value (0.416) is lower than
the critical value of 2.84, and the p-value (0.741) exceeds the 0.05 significance level, demonstrating no significant
difference in respondents’ opinions regarding School-Based Management Committees’ participation in security
matters; thus, Null Hypothesis 1 is retained. Similarly, the F-value (1.404) is below the critical value of 2.84, and
the p-value (0.241) is greater than 0.05, indicating no significant difference in respondents’ opinions on SBMCs’
involvement in managing teaching and learning facilities; therefore, Null Hypothesis 2 is also retained. The study
revealed that SBMCs make limited contributions to school security and provide inadequate support for essential
teaching and learning facilities, as well as other capital-intensive projects in public secondary schools. It is
recommended that SBMCs prioritise safety and security while strengthening stakeholder commitment to improve
the management of teaching and learning facilities through increased incentives and adequate provision of
instructional materials to enhance educational quality and outcomes.