INSTITUTIONAL AND PARENTAL FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OFQUALITY OF EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OYOSTATE,NIGERIA

Abstract

Qu.alityof Education (Qo.E), which c.a.n be me.asured thro.ugh le.arningo.utco.mes,is ess.e.nt.i.altolifelongle.arninga.n.dc.a.nbeinflu.e.ncedbym.a.nyfac.torswithina.n.do.uts.ide theclassro.o.m.Thes.efac.torsinclu.deava.i.labi.lityofbas.icscho.olsuppli.esa.n.dna.tureof as.tu.de.nt’sho.mee.nvironme.nt.Howev.e.r,rep.ortshav.es.howntha.tQo.Einm.a.nypub.lic s.econ.dary scho.olsin Oyo S.ta.te isp.o.or. Previ.o.uss.tu.di.esconce.ntr.a.ted more on inte.rv.e.nt.i.onstha.nonIns.t.itut.i.onalFac.tors(IFs)a.n.dPare.ntalFac.tors(PFs).Thiss.tu.dy, the.refore, wasc.arri.ed to examine IFs(Te.ache.rs’ Adequ.acy -TA, Te.ache.rs’ Remune.r.a.t.i.on-TR, Te.ache.rs’ C.apacity Bu.i.lding Progr.ammes-TCBP, Infr.as.truc.tur.al Faci.lit.i.es-IFa.n.dIns.truc.t.i.onalM.a.te.ri.als-IMs)a.n.dPFs(Pare.ntalOccupa.t.i.on-P.Oa.n.d Pare.ntalInco.me-PI)aspredic.torsofQo.E(s.tu.de.ntsac.ademicpe.rform.a.nceinE.nglis.h La.ngu.agea.n.dM.a.them.a.t.icsbe.ingtwoco.mpulsorysubjec.tsins.econ.daryscho.ols)in pub.lics.econ.daryscho.olsin Oyo S.ta.te,Nige.ri.a. Lu.dwig von Be.rtala.nffy’s Sys.temsThe.ory un.de.rpinned, whi.le correla.t.i.onal des.ign wasadopted.E.ighte.e.nLoc.alGov.e.rnme.ntAre.as(LGAs)we.rer.a.n.do.ml.ys.elec.tedfro.m the exis.t.ing33LGAs.Onehun.dreda.n.d s.ev.e.nty-thre.epub.lics.econ.daryscho.olsin the s.elec.tedLGAswe.ree.nume.r.a.ted,whi.lea.nintac.tclassofS.e.ni.orS.econ.dary11s.tu.de.nts inthes.elec.tedscho.olspart.icipa.tedinthes.tu.dy.Ato.talof173E.nglis.hLa.ngu.agea.n.d M.a.them.a.t.icste.ache.rswe.repurp.os.iv.el.ys.elec.tedbas.edonthe.irte.achingexpe.ri.e.nce. The ins.trume.ntsus.ed we.re E.nglis.h La.ngu.age (r=0.81), M.a.them.a.t.ics(r=0.75) achi.ev.eme.nt tes.ts;TA(r = 0.86), TR (r = 0.74), TCBP(r=0.83), IF(r=0.75), IMs (r=0.86), P.O(r=0.83) a.n.d PI(r=0.73) sc.ales.Da.ta we.re a.nal.ys.ed us.ing descript.iv.e s.ta.t.is.t.ics,Pe.arsonproduc.tmo.me.ntcorrela.t.i.ona.n.dMult.ipleregress.i.ona.t0.05lev.elof s.ignific.a.nce. M.aj.ority (69.2%) of the te.ache.rswe.re fem.ale, whi.le 59.1% of the s.tu.de.ntswe.re fem.ale.TheQo.E(12.4%)waslowbas.edons.tu.de.nts’av.e.r.agepe.rform.a.nceinE.nglis.h la.ngu.age a.n.d M.a.them.a.t.ics.The TA(𝑥̅=2.33), TR (𝑥̅=2.18), TCBP(𝑥̅=1.35), IF (𝑥̅=2.14),IMs(𝑥̅=1.67)we.relowaga.ins.tthethres.holdof2.50.The.rewe.res.ignific.a.nt p.os.it.iv.erela.t.i.ons.hipsbetwe.e.nTA(r=0.11),TR(r=0.43),TCBP(r=0.21),IF(r=0.51), P.O(r=0.06)a.n.ds.tu.de.nts’achi.ev.eme.ntinE.nglis.hLa.ngu.age.TheTA(r=0.31),TR (r=0.50),TCBP(r=0.43),IF(r=0.48),P.O(r=0.30)hads.ignific.a.ntrela.t.i.ons.hipswith s.tu.de.nts’achi.ev.eme.ntinM.a.them.a.t.ics.The.rewasaj.o.intcontribut.i.onoftheIFsa.n.d PFsons.tu.de.nts’achi.ev.eme.ntinE.nglis.hLa.ngu.age(F(7,1770)=6.70;Adjus.tedR2=0.01), acco.unt.ingfor1.0%ofitsvari.a.nce.The.rewe.realsoaj.o.intcontribut.i.onofIFsa.n.dPFs on s.tu.de.nts’ achi.ev.eme.nt in M.a.them.a.t.ics(F(7,1770)= 6.40; Adjus.ted R2=0.62) acco.unt.ingfor62.0%ofitsvari.a.nce.TheTA(β=0.04),TR(β=0.13),IF(β=0.06)a.n.d P.O(β=0.06)hads.ignific.a.ntrela.t.iv.econtribut.i.onstos.tu.de.nts’achi.ev.eme.ntinE.nglis.h La.ngu.age,whi.leTCBP, IMsa.n.dPIdidno.t.TheTA(β=0.21),TR(β=0.23),TCBP (β=0.10), IF (β=0.13) a.n.d P.O(β=0.08) had s.ignific.a.nt rela.t.iv.e contribut.i.onsto s.tu.de.nts’ achi.ev.eme.nt in M.a.them.a.t.ics,whi.leIMsa.n.d PIdid no.t. Te.ache.r adequ.acy, te.ache.r remune.r.a.t.i.on, te.ache.r c.apacity bu.i.lding progr.ammes, infr.as.truc.tur.alfaci.lit.i.esa.n.dpare.ntaloccupa.t.i.oninflu.e.ncequ.alityof educ.a.t.i.onin pub.lic s.econ.dary scho.olsin Oyo S.ta.te, Nige.ri.a. Thes.e fac.torss.ho.uld be take.n cognisa.nceof to improv.equ.alityofeducation.