Title: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDENTS’ POPULATION DECLINE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND EXPLOSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE
Authors:
Alphonsus Patrick Udoh Ph.D And Faith Ejiroghene Udoh
Abstract:
The study investigated factors associated with students decline in private schools and explosion in public schools in Rivers State with particular reference to selected secondary schools in Obio/Akpor. A sample size of 120 parents was used for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to compose the sample. Two research questions and two research hypotheses were tested in the study at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled: Explosion in Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State Questionnaire (EXPUSSIRS). This was designed by the researcher. It consists of six (6) items based on patterned rating scale of Very High Extent (VHE) = 4 points, High Extent (HE), 3 points, Low Extent (LE) 2 points, and Very Low Extent (VLE) I point. Mean was used to answer the research questions and z-test was used to test the hypotheses. it was found out that the Economic recession is associated with students decline in private schools and explosion in public schools in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Government should involve in combating the problems of global economic downturn.
Keywords: Private, Public, School, Explosion, Decline.
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