Education plays prominent role in the development of nations considering that the progress of
nations depends on the capability of its workforce which is informed by the quality of education
offered its citizenry. Program for international students‟ assessment revealed the need to improve
upon the quality of education across nations. This need was corroborated by the unimpressive
performance of the secondary schools learners in Egbeda local Government of Oyo State.
Ironically, secondary schools management in the local government have been found to have very
little discretionary powers in the administration of their schools – a situation that could have
contributed to the poor performance of the learners. The study thus focussed on the effect of
school autonomy on learners‟ performance in Egbeda Local Government secondary schools of
Oyo State, Nigeria.
Cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 72
Principals, 158 Vice Principals and 125 Heads of Departments from the 72 schools covered by
the study. Thirty schools were excluded from the study for not meeting selection criteria of ten
years of establishment. Sample size of 355 was purposively selected for the study. Response rate
was 97.7%. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings revealed that school autonomy dimensions have statistically significant effect on
learners‟ work quality (F5, 341 = 221.357, Adj. R2 = 0.761, p < 0.05); school autonomy
dimensions have statistically significant effect on learners‟ affective performance (F5, 341 =
66.085, Adj. R2 = 0.492, p < 0.05); school autonomy dimensions have statistically significant
effect on learners‟ character formation (F5, 341 = 553.982, Adj. R2 = 0.889, p < 0.05); school
autonomy dimensions have statistically significant effect on learners‟ personal development (F5,
341 = 104.177, Adj. R2 = 0.599, p < 0.05); school autonomy dimensions have statistically
significant effect on learners‟ social development (F5, 341 = 45.928, Adj. R2 = 0.394, p < 0.05).
The study concluded that school autonomy affected learners‟ performance. The study
recommended that education authorities should make policy provisions that will enhance school
autonomy in both private and public secondary schools in the Egbeda Local Government of Oyo
State to improve learners‟ performance. / Educational Management and Leadership / Ph. D. (Education Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/27201 |
| Date | 29 March 2021 |
| Creators | Binuyo, Monilola Mary |
| Contributors | Botha, R. J. (Nico) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiv, 255 leaves), application/pdf |
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