Benue State University, Makurdi

IMPARTING VALUES THROUGH CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVTIES IN UNITY SCHOOLS, FCT, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA; THE PRINCIPALS’ MANAGEMENT STRATEGIE

Dr. E. B. Oke
Department of Educational Management, University of Abuja, Abuja – Nigeria

Michael Oodo Ichima
Department of Educational Management, University of Abuja, Abuja – Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the principals’ management strategies for imparting values through cocurricular activities in Unity Schools, Federal Capital Territory, North Central Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The target population for the study was all the teachers and the Senior Secondary (SS) 3 students of 2018/2019 academic session in the six Unity Schools in FCT, North Central Nigeria. The sample size for this study comprised 120 teachers and 180 students.The sampling method used was simple random sampling techniques. Each of the Unity School in the study area was treated as a strata andfrom each school, 20 teachers and 30 students were randomly selected. The questionnaire title ‘Imparting Values through Co-curricular Activities in Unity Schools: The Principals’ Management Strategies’ was administered to the respondents after validation. The instrument was validated by experts in Test and Measurement from the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council Sheda, Abuja. Cronbach Alpha was used to find the degree of internal consistency and a value r=0.89 was obtained. The analysis of data collected from the respondents was carried out using mean scores and standard deviation. The findings established that co-curricular activity is an instrument for imparting values to students in Unity Schools. The findings further revealed management strategies adopted by the principals in ensuring quality co-curricular activities delivery in the schools. The study recommendedamong others the creation of office of the Vice Principal Co-curricular activities in the Unity Schools for effective management and that each student should participates in at least two activities to form part of their examinations.

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