Strategies for effective Management of Fund for Secondary Schools goal achievement in Ebonyi State of Nigeria
Keywords:
Strategy, Fund Management, Educational goals achievement, Secondary SchoolAbstract
This study investigated Strategies for effective management of fund for Secondary Schools Goal achievement in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Two specific purposes with two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Comprehensive related literatures were reviewed. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of eight hundred and fifteen (815) male and female educational personnel, while Taro Yamane Sampling Technique was used to determine the sample size of 268 as the bench while stratified random sampling was used to make-up the sample size of 557 representing 68.3 percent of the total population. Researcher structured questionnaire tagged “Strategies for Management of Fund Questionnaire (SMFQ) was used as instrument for data collection. Mean (x) and standard deviation (SD) with rating scale of 2.50 was accepted and t-test to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. From the findings of the data, analysis showed that: proper educational budgeting and financial management skills influences effective management of fund for Secondary Schools Goal achievement in Ebonyi State. Hypotheses revealed that; there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female principals educational on extent budgeting and financial management skills to influence effective management of fund for secondary schools’ goal achievement in Ebonyi State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that state government through the Ministry of Education/ State Secondary Education Board should ensure that principals participate in retraining programmes on effective education planning and budgeting for effective management of fund in their schools. Ministry of Education/ Secondary Education Board should ensure that principals maintain accurate record-keeping to guarantee effective and efficient use of financial resources in their schools for educational goal achievement in Ebonyi State.
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