Browsing by Author "Alabi Adeniyi Jimoh"

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    Analysis of the Emergence of Community Secondary Schools in Ilorin-West Local Government Area, Kwara State (1968–2015)
    (Department of Educational Foundations,Faculty of Education,University of Portharcourt,Nigeria, 2024-07) Saidu Abubakar; Oniye Masud Ibrahim; Alabi Adeniyi Jimoh
    Access to secondary school education in most communities in Kwara State, Nigeria at the initial time was low. This is because the provision of formal education was exclusively in the hand of the colonial government and religious organisations. Against this backdrop, this study examined the emergence of community secondary schools in Ilorin-West Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State. The community secondary schools in Ilorin-West Local Government Area in Ilorin-West LGA of Kwara State. The population comprised all the entire community secondary schools in Ilorin-West LGA of Kwara State. The target population for this study consisted of all principals and teachers of community secondary schools as well as community leaders in Ilorin-West LGA, Kwara State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select all the thirty (30) principals of community secondary schools. Simple random sampling technique was employed to pick ninety (90) teachers from all the selected schools. Also, thirty (30) community leaders were selected using purposive sampling technique. Thus, the total participants of this study were one hundred and fifty (150). A researcher-designed questionnaire with the reliability co-efficient of 0.63 and pro forma were used for data collection while the data collected were analysed using the descriptive statistics of the percentage, mean, rank order, frequency counts and bar chart. The results of the study revealed that communities contributed immensely to the development of secondary schools in Ilorin West LGA by funding the construction of classrooms and toilets, installing and maintaining laboratories, renovating dilapidated buildings, among others. However, factors such as distance to schools, unhygienic facilities, poor supervision, youth indiscipline, and inadequate infrastructure hindered the demand for community secondary education. It was recommended that there should be adequate funding of community secondary schools in Ilorin-West Local Government Area to deliver quality education to students within the community.