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Education for All” Policy and Resource Management in Anambra State Public Secondary Schools. A Case Study of Some Selected Schools in Onitsha North and South Local Government Areas of Anambra State, Nigeria

Florence U Akudo

 

Abstract:

This study investigated the effect of .Education for All” policy and resource management in public secondary schools in Onitsha North and South Local Government Areas of Anambra State. The purpose of the research study was to enlighten people and the government on the effect of the .Education for All” policy on resource management in schools % located in Anambra State. The subjects were randomly selected from ten out of twenty-six public secondary schools in Onitsha North and South Local Government Areas of Anambra State. The data collected were computed and analyzed using the Chi-square statistical analysis. The findings indicated no significant relationship between .Education for All” objectives and the number of students at school. The quantity of physical facilities available in the schools investigated is inadequate; there is the inadequacy of teaching and non-teaching staff in the schools investigated; material resources and funds are grossly inadequate in these schools. It was also discovered that the teacher’s workload is very high because of the number of students. It is therefore recommended that for the goal of the .Education for All” policy to be achieved, there is a need to provide adequate and relevant educational resources as well as motivate the teachers. This is because productivity is a function of situational and environmental factors.