ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the alternative funding models for effective administration of public secondary schools in Enugu State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population for the study was 295respondents which comprised 201 male and 94 female principals. The population is manageable, hence there was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Alternative Funding Models for Effective Administration of Secondary Schools Questionnaire (AFMEASSQ)”. The instrument was validated by three research experts who were from Department of Educational Management and Department of Mathematics and Computer Education all in the Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). Cronbach alpha statistic was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded .80 for cluster 1 and .82 for cluster 2 with an overall reliability index of .81 which made the instrument reliable and was used for data collection. Mean scores and standard deviation were used for analyzing the data collated while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that public-private partnerships and community-based funding initiatives are alternative funding models for effective administration of public secondary schools to a great extent. In view of the findings, the study recommended that Enugu State government should implement policies that provide tax breaks or other incentives to businesses and individuals who participate in public-private partnerships for education.