Record Planning and Storage as Essential Tools for Effective School Management: An Empirical Evidence
Abbubakar Yakubu & Bashar Sa’adu Isa
1*&2Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University Sokoto Nigeria.
Abstract
The study investigated the impact of record planning and record storage on effective management of senior secondary schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and their corresponding null hypotheses. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 3,960, comprising of 222 principals, 444 vice principals, 2,406 teachers and 888 PTA officials in all the public secondary school in Sokoto State. A sample of 349 respondents was selected and a self- designed questionnaire titled ‘Impact of Record planning and Storage on the Management of Secondary Schools in Sokoto State’ (IRPSMSS) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated and 0.91 was obtained as content validity index. The questionnaire was pilot-tested and internal consistency reliability of 0.92 was obtained. Mean and Standard Deviation was used to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that both record planning and storage have significant impact on the management of Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. It was thus concluded that record planning and storage are essential tools that enhance effectiveness in the management of public secondary schools. It was therefore recommended that governments at all level should positively intensify record planning and storage in secondary schools to improve the extent of management effectiveness. Principals should also consider and improve record planning and storage in their schools for proper information management.
Keywords
Record, Planning, Storage, Management, Secondary-school
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