STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONSHIP AS A PREDICTOR OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined stakeholders’ relationship as a predictor of public secondary schools’ effectiveness in Osun State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of survey type was used. The population of the study consisted of 3,932 teachers in the entire 392 public secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. A total of 450 respondents made up the sample in the study. Stakeholders’ Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) and “Students’ Academic Performance Proforma (SAPP) were used to collect data. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between stakeholders’ relationship and public secondary schools’ effectiveness in Osun State, Nigeria. The study concluded that stakeholders’ relationship plays a significant role in enhancing public secondary schools’ effectiveness in Osun State. It was recommended that stakeholders should always maintain friendly interaction among one another, in order to create mutual and enabling environment that would continually enhance school effectiveness.