SCHOOL PHYSICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTS LEARNING IN KANO STATE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of school physical facilities
management on students’ learning in Kano State public secondary
schools. Descriptive survey was employed as the research design and
684 participants were considered as the target samples out of 62, 500
final year students chosen from their respective secondary schools in
Kano State clustered within four educational zones in Kano State. The
sample size was selected via stratified random sampling technique,
while the secondary schools were sampled through purposive sampling
method. The instruments employed for the collection of data was a
well-constructed questionnaire titled “School Physical Facility
Management and Students’ Learning Questionnaire (SPFMSLQ)” and
observation checklist. The instrument was adequately validated by the
researchers and thereafter tested for reliability by using Cronbach Alpha
reliability coefficient method, and a reliability index score of 0.86
obtained indicating that the instrument was reliable. Mean scores,
standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC)
coefficient was used for answering the generated research questions
and formulated hypotheses at <0.05 alpha level. Findings from the
study revealed that school physical facilities are poorly managed in
Kano State public secondary schools, although, the management of
school physical facilities have significant impact on students’ learning as
reflected in their overall academic achievements. Based on these
findings, the study recommended that government and school
administrators need to pay adequate attention to proper management
of physical facilities in public secondary schools in Kano State. In
addition, teachers should be actively involved in school facilities
maintenance by carrying out regular repairs of damaged facilities, 
decongesting classrooms and hostels while ensuring periodic servicing
and maintenance of school equipment.