RESOURCES ADEQUACY AS CORRELATE OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION IN ABIA STATE

Abstract

This study determined the relationship between the resources adequacy and management of universal basic education in Abia state. The study adopted a correlational design. The sample of the study comprised 595 respondents which was made up of 23 head teachers and 377 teachers drawn from the population of 1,037 (consisting of 60 head teachers and 977 teachers in Abia state). The sample size was determined using the Taro Yamane sampling formula while the sampling technique adopted was a multistage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection were a 38-item Researcher developed questionnaire titled Resources Adequacy Questionnaire (RAQ) and 18-item Effective Management Universal Basic Education Questionnaire (EMUBEQ). The instruments were validated by three experts two from Educational Administration and Planning and one from measurement and evaluation, all in College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. Cronbach Alpha statistic was used to determine the internal consistency of the two instruments which yielded reliability indices of 0.75 and 0.81 for RAQ and EMUBEQ respectively. Four briefed research assistants helped in the administration and collection of the instruments. Out of 400 copies of the two instruments administered, 386 representing 98% return rate were used for data analysis. Pearson product moment 
correlation was used to answer the six research questions raised for the study while linear regression analysis was used to test the six null the hypotheses that guided the study at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed among others that physical facilities, human resources and financial resources significantly to a positive very high extent relate to the management of universal basic education in Abia state. The study concluded that resources to a very high extent relate to the management of universal basic education in Abia state. The study therefore, recommended among others that Government should provide adequate physical facilities to schools irrespective of type and location for effective management of Universal basic education.