Community – School Relations and Principals Administrative Effectiveness of Secondary Schools In Kwara State

Michael Olarewaju Ogundele; Folashade Odunola Oparinde; Mashood Kunle Oyewale

Authors

Michael Olarewaju Ogundele National Teachers Institute Federal Polytechnic Offa
Folashade Odunola Oparinde Department of Social Studies Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
Mashood Kunle Oyewale Provost, College of Education Ilemona Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between community-school relations and principals administrative effectiveness of
secondary schools in Kwara State. A correlation survey method was adopted for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was
used to select 2000 respondents comprising of principals, vice principals, PTA executives, prefects and representative of religions
bodies. Split – half reliability method was used which gave reliability indices of .65 and .67 respectively. Pearson product moment
correlation statistics was used to test all the four null hypotheses generated for the study at 05 significance level. The findings however
revealed that high significant relationship exist between community school relations and principals administrative effectiveness, school
plant provision and maintenance and instructional development of secondary school. It was however recommended that school-based
management committee should be set up to foster the community school. Relations efforts in the interest of enhancing schools
effectiveness in Kwara State.