Assessment Of Implementation Of Anambra State Education Strategic Plan For Effective Management Of Secondary Schools In The State
Onuigwe Blessing Ukamaka
Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
Egboka Patience Ndidi Ph.D
Department of Educational Management and Policy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
Keywords: Assessment, Implementation, Strategic Plan, Effective School Management, Teachers’ Support System, Library Facilities
Abstract
The study assessed the implementation of Anambra State strategic plan for effective management of secondary schools in the State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 377 respondents made up of 258 public secondary school principals and 119 State Ministry of Education Officials. The sample size for the study consisted of 189 respondents made up of 129 principals and 60 Officials of State Ministry of Education drawn through stratified random and purposive sampling techniques. The instrument for data collection was researcher-developed questionnaire titled ‘‘Implementation of Strategic Plan Questionnaire (ISPQ)’’. The instrument was validated by three experts comprising two lecturers from the Department of Educational Management and Policy, and the other a specialist in Measurement and Evaluation all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. This yielded reliability coefficients of 0.81 and 0.77 for clusters A and B respectively. The researcher together with six research assistants collected data for the study using the direct approach method and 93% return was recorded. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used in testing the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed among others that Ministry of Education implement the strategic plan objective of provision of library facilities for effective management of secondary schools. It was also found out that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of principals and Ministry of Education officials on how the Ministry of Education implement the strategic plan objective of strengthening teachers’ support system for effective management of secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the funding of education to address the gap in provision of ICT facilities should be given topmost priority in annual budgetary allocation of the State Government.