External Stakeholders’ Involvement in the Management of Primary Education in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated how external stakeholders involve in the management of primary education in Nigeria. Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was used as a case study. The research design employed was a descriptive survey design. The sample size consists of three hundred and five (305) external stakeholders in seven (7) primary schools in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Nigeria. Four research questions were raised to direct the study. The research instrument for data collection was done with the use of structured questionnaire titled external stakeholders involvement in the management of primary education questionnaire (ESIMPE). Base on four point Likert type scale. The instrument was validated and reliability coefficient of 0.84 was ascertained, using the test- retest method and Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient for the correlation. Data collected were analyzed using mean statistic. The findings show that external stakeholders participate in the management of educational facilities, decision making, management of finance, and better the outcome of the product of primary education. It was recommended that external stakeholders should be involved in the supervision of the management of primary educational facilities to ensure effectiveness in teaching and learning process, external stakeholders should be involve in the decision making process in order to achieve the goals and objectives of primary education and stakeholders should be involved in the management of finance in primary education so as to avoid embezzlement, misappropriation of fund and ensure transpiracy. Finally, it was concluded that external stakeholders played numerous roles in the management of primary education which drive toward benefiting students, educational administrators, government of Akwa Ibom State, government of Nigeria and the communities in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.