Determinants of Educational Wastages Amongst Public Secondary Schools Students in Lagos State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Evaluation, Quality teaching, Universities in Lagos StateAbstract
This study examined difference in quality teaching in universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. One null hypothesis guided this study with the adoption of descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised of all 400 students from the seven universities (public and private) in Lagos State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique (simple random, purposive and disproportionate stratified sampling technique) was used in selecting one federal, one state, and one private university among the five private universities in Lagos State, while 640 respondents were selected from the three sample universities for the study. Data were collected through Questionnaire on Quality Teaching (QTQ). The instrument was validated through face and content validity and was found reliable through test-re technique at 0.78 coefficients. The data collected were analysed using Analysis of Variance. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The tested hypothesis showed that there is a significant difference in quality teaching ,(F (2, 584) = 5.0828, p<.05) amongst universities in Lagos State, This study found out that there is a difference in quality teaching amongst federal, state and private universities in Lagos State. This study concluded that quality teaching can be predicted and achieved if the holistic indices of quality teaching as depicted in the research instrument can be adopted in evaluating quality teachings in the universities. This study, therefore, recommended among others that university managements, National Universities Commission, Federal and State Ministry of Education should establish a quality teaching unit/department in every university with the aim of achieving quality teaching with necessary functionalities.
References
Abodunrin, A. M. (2011) Discussion on Education as Presented by pivot-pivot press ltd.
Adeoye, Y. M. & Olumide, S. A. (2018). Wastage of Secondary Education in Ekiti South Senatorial District of Ekiti State. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 4(12); 1155 – 1162.
Agogo, D. R. (2012) Expectation of learning after a given study. University of Ibadan
Akinsolu, A. O. (2018) Result-based management: A sine qua non for total quality assurance of Nigeria’s education sector”, African Journal of Educational Management, 1(16), 162- 171Duze, (2013) educational wastage journals of education www.wickipedia.edu.uk
Akinsolu, A. O. (2019). Analysis of Educational Wastages in Public Secondary Schools in Olurunda Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. Educational Planning, 24(1), 39 – 55
Duze, C.O. (2017) Educational policies/ programmes effects on tuition rates in primary school in Nigeria. International Journal of Education administration and policy studies vol 4(2) pp- 38-44 Feb 2012 https://do1.org/105897/15EA. Duze,
Emmanuel O. (2018) Obi’s Cautious steps in Anambra State. www.anambra state. Gov.ng/about- Anambra State.
Gamoran, A. (2012). Social Factors in Education. In M. C. Alkin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Research, (pp.1222-1229). Macmillan
Harlow, W. (2013) Education and Correctional Populations, Department of justice, Office of Justice programmes.
Henderson, A & Mapp- K. (2012) A new wave of evidence: the Impact of school, family and
community connections on student achievement: Axin Tx: South west Educational
Igbinweka, (2016) Underachievement, Failing Youth and Moral Panic Evolution and Research Inadequate Education. 23 (1), 37-49: Brookings institution.
Matage, J. M; Kyalo, B. W. & Shandrack, S. (2014). Factors Influencing Educational Wastage among girls in Secondary Schools in Kenya. European Scientific Journal, 11(16), 398 – 412. .https://eujournal.org
Obasanjo, O. (2013) Wastage in Nigeria Educational System, Statement.
Oscar, V. (2017), wastage in education, which way out-Oxford University Press
Rajesh, E. and Roy, P. (2014). Education Wastage: A Problem of Primary Education. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 5(1), 31 – 34
Republic of Kenya, (2013). In Search of Remedy to Secondary School Dropout Pandemic in Kenya. January 14 2010. wikieductor.org/images/c/c6/role
Rumberger, R.W. & Thomas, S.L. (2010). The distribution of dropout and turnover rates among urban and suburban high schools. Sociology of Education, 73, 39- 67.
Sifuna, D. (2016). Enhancing Transition in Education for Primary School Leavers in Kenya, Report of Civil Society Symposium. Nairobi: ANPPCAN, Kenya
Ugwuga O. G. (2020) Influence of family background on the academic achievement in senior secondary school students in Nsukka Educational Zone.
UNESCO, (2017). Quality Basic Education in Nigeria – The Situation. UNESCO Institute of Statistics, New York. Retrieved 15th January, 2019, from https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/education.html
Union of International Associations (2017). Educational Wastage. Retrieved on 15th January, 2019, from www.via.org
