SUPERVISORY ROLES ON THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AND SPORT FACILITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study was on the supervisory roles on the adequate provision and management of Recreation and Sport facilities in secondary schools in Zaria education zone, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Two specific objectives were stated were formulated to guide the study with corresponding research questions and hypotheses. The descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study consists of teachers and management of secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone numbering 1055 and 152, respectively. However, 292 respondents were purposively selected using research advisers table of sample selection. The instrument for data collection. The instrument is duly validated. The data analysistools were percentage and frequency counts, arithmetic means, standard deviation 
and independent samples t-test. The study among other things discovered that there was poor provision and management of recreation and sport facilities in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, which was not adequate provided. The study among others recommend that, there is need for adequate funds to be set aside by Kaduna State Government to assist in the provision and effective management of facilities in secondary schools in the study area; Sports facilities/gadgets can be acquired if schools are encouraged to participate in competitive sports and money realized be channeled towards providing sport equipment in popular sports like Football and Volleyballs supplied by the schools from internally generated revenue instead of waiting for the state government, The management should provide functional welfare facilities and health centres in all schools as health is very 
crucial to the well-being of any set of persons