ABSTRACT
The Study examined Financial Resources Allocation and principal Administration effectiveness in public Senior Secondary school in Oke-Ero Local Government Area, Kwara-State. The researcher adopted descriptive survey of correlational. The study used random sampling technique to select ten senior public secondary schools out of thirty secondary schools. Stratified random sampling techniques was used to select 200 hundred respondents out of one thousand, four hundred respondents. A research questionnaire “financial Resources Allocation and principal Administrative effectiveness” was used to collect relevant data from the respondents. One main hypothesis and four operational hypotheses were formulated and tested for this study. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product moment correlation statistical method at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that:
1. There was significant relationship between hand work and principal administrative effectiveness.
2. There was significant relationship between school administration and principal administrative effectiveness
3. There was significant relationship between parent Teacher Association levies and principal administrative effectiveness
4. There was significant relationship between philanthropist donation and principal administrative effectiveness.
Based on the findings, financial resource allocation in the area of hand work, school administration, Parent Teacher Association levies and Philanthropist donation will go a long way in improving and standardising principal administrative effectiveness in schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Table of Contents v
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 6
Purpose of the Study 8
Research Question 8
Research Hypothesis 9
Operational Hypotheses 9
Scope of the study 10
Significance of the study 11
Operational Definition of Terms 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of financial Allocation 14 Concept of Handwork 16
Concept of Philanthropist 17
Concept of PTA Levies 17
Concept of Administrative effectiveness 18
Operation and Management of Secondary School 21
Responsibilities of principal as a leader 23
Recruitment of personal in schools 29
Management of school physical facilities 30
Achieving efficiency in Financial Secondary School Education 34
Importance of Principal for school operation 35
Theoretical Background of the study 37
Relevance of the theory to the study 38
Appraisal of Literature Reviewed 39
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 42
Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques 42
Instrumentation 43
Validity and Reliability of the instrument 43 Procedure for Data Collection 44
Method of Data Analysis 44
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Hypotheses Testing 45
Operational Hypotheses 46
Discussion of Finding 49
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 51
Conclusion 52
Recommendations 53
REFERENCES APPENDICE
