Assessment of Community Participation in the Management of Upper Basic Education Facilities in North-West, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026643Abstract
This study assessed community participation in the management of upper basic education facilities in North-West, Nigeria. The study was guided by four specific objectives: to assess community participation in the management of instructional materials, water resources facilities, waste disposal facilities, and building facilities for upper basic education in North-West, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted with a population of 106,072 stakeholders comprising principals, teachers, and School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) members. A sample of 384 respondents was selected from three states (Kano, Kaduna, and Katsina) using simple random and convenient sampling techniques. The instrument titled "Community Participation and Management of Upper Basic Education Questionnaire (CPPUBEQ)" was validated and tested for reliability with a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.80. Descriptive statistics (frequency and mean) were used to answer research questions, while One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that community participation enhances effective management of instructional materials (mean=4.2), water resources facilities (mean=4.0), waste disposal facilities (mean=4.1), and building facilities (mean=4.3) for upper basic education in North-West, Nigeria. The study concluded that community participation exists in the management of these educational resources and facilities across schools in North-West, Nigeria, contributing to the maintenance, provision, monitoring, and effective utilization of various school facilities. The study recommended that school administrators should strengthen partnerships with community stakeholders to encourage greater involvement in the provision, maintenance, and monitoring of instructional materials; SBMC and educational authorities should establish community-based maintenance committees to support the management of water supply facilities; communities should be actively engaged in environmental sanitation programmes to improve waste disposal practices; and School-Based Management Committees should be empowered to participate more effectively in the maintenance and renovation of school buildings.
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