ABSTRACT
The study investigates the Parents Teachers Association and Secondary School Administration in Kwara State, Nigeria. Many factors give rise to the formation of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State. Lacks of school facilities; shortage of manpower, as a result of increase in population of students and inadequate provision of school materials for students necessitate the formation of Parents Teachers Association. Self –designed questionnaires tagged “Parents Teachers Association in School Administration Questionnaire” (PTASAQ) was used to obtain relevant data. Research questions were analyzed using frequency counts and percentage while the main and operational hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation statistics at 0.5 level of significance. The methodology of the work is a descriptive correlation survey type. The population for the study comprises of 21 Public Secondary Schools in Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State as at the time of the study, out of which ten secondary schools were purposively and proportionally selected as sample schools. Also, a stratified random sampling technique was used to select 10 principals and 40 students making a total numbers of 50 who responded to the questionnaires.
The findings of the study were that:
i. Appointments of PTA should be from among people of integrity and
Competence with a minimum requirement of secondary education.
ii. The PTA should moderate administrative processes in order to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
iii. The Ministry of Education in Nigeria should formulate relevant policies to enable school PTA to be more useful in management.
iv. PTA and educational administrators make concerted efforts initiate and sustain new projects rehabilitate dilapidated infrastructures and initiate professional development through staff training. There is need to create awareness of public private partnership in financing education.
The study concludes that PTA is very important in the administrative of Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State of Nigeria. It recommends that government should encourage and support the Parents Teachers Association in Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 6
Purpose of the Study 8
Research Questions 9
Significance of the Study 10
Scope of the Study 11
Definition of Terms 13
CHAPTER TWO:
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Review of Related Literature 16
Theoretical background of the Study 17
The Role of Parents at Home 19
The Roles of the Teachers 23
Definition of Parents’ Teachers Association 29
Origin of Parents’ Teachers Association 30
Aims of Parents’ Teachers Association 31
The Importance of PTA as a joint body in Secondary School 34
Student’s observance of school Rules and Regulations 36
Functions and Achievement of Parents’ Teachers Association 38
CHAPTER THREE:
RESEARCH METHOD
Research Design 43
Population of the Study 44
Sample and Sampling Techniques 44
Research Instrument(s) 45
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument(s) 46
Procedure for Data Collection 47
Method of Data Analysis 47
CHAPTER FOUR:
ANALYSIS OF DATA AND DISCUSSIONS
Analysis of Data and Discussions 48
Discussion of Results 55
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary of Findings 59
Conclusion 60
Recommendation 62
REFERENCES 65
APPENDICES
