4.0
PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.1
RESEARCH QUESTION
The
questions for this research work are:
1. What are the problems in running education
in public institutions?
2. What are likely to be the prospect of
running public education?
To
answer this question above, the research asked teachers and headmaster of the
selected schools many question. Based on the result and findings collected from
the questionnaires, the
researcher now summarized her findings.
4.3
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS /INTERPRETATION
The group and sampled population that were
served with the questionnaires were 94 teachers and 6 headmaster from each of
the three3 selected primary schools in Kaduna North Local Government Area of
Kaduna State.
Table1: what are the problems in the running
education in the institution?
|
|
respondent
|
|
NO of questionnaire served
|
NO of respondents
|
Percentage
|
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
|
|
|
Teachers
|
60
|
34
|
94
|
94
|
94
|
|
H /Masters
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
Total
|
62
|
38
|
100
|
100
|
100%
|
The above revealed that Ninety –four (94%)
respondents were both females and males teachers while six 6% were males and
two female s headmasters.
The next finding is that, lack of
infrastructural facilities like well equipped laboratories and laboratories and
libraries classroom, assembling halls, and offices are barriers to public’s
education. This claims was revealed in table three when sixty responses
representing 60% agreed with the hypothesis. The fact remains that there are no
seats in some school s, some lack classroom, chalkboard, and lack of laboratory
equipment for the science students. Male
the lesson real practical and interesting and this affect this child’s ability
to learn.
The fourth finding as contained on this study
is that the absence of guidance and counseling service s in public education
can militate against effective learning in schools. In this hypothesis it is
clear in the table four when eighty-one (81%) respondent agreed with the
hypothesis. It is found that the absence of guidance and counseling services is
a factor militating against the smooth running of public education in Kaduna
North Local Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria because pupils made
wrong choice of careers as a result of choosing wrong subjects in their early
stage, so guidance and counseling was a hindrance to public education.
Table
II: Are the public schools adequately equipped with enough
infrastructure facilities?
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Agreed
|
Disagreed
|
Undecided
|
Number of Respondent
|
|
100
|
92
|
7
|
1
|
100
|
|
Percentage(%)
|
92%
|
7%
|
1%
|
100%
|
From
the table above, Ninety-two (92%) agreed their public schools were adequately
equipped with enough infrastructural facilities while seven (7%) disagreed and
one (1%)could not decide anything on this number .
Table III: Does the inadequate
infrastructural facilities affects the teaching learning activities of the
pupils in your schools.
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Yes
|
NO
|
Undecided
|
Number of Respondent
|
|
100
|
60
|
35
|
5
|
100
|
|
Percentage(%)
|
60%
|
35%
|
5%
|
100%
|
Form the table above, sixty (60%) respondent
positive, thirty five (35%) disagreed while five 5% could not decide the
response for the this question.
Table iv : The absence of Guidance and
counseling services in public instructions can militate against effective learning.
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Agreed
|
Disagreed
|
Undecided
|
Number of Respondent
|
|
100
|
60
|
35
|
5
|
100
|
|
Percentage (%0)
|
60%
|
35%
|
5%
|
100%
|
The above revealed that, out of one hundred
respondents who were served with the questionnaire, sixty (60%) agreed, thirty-five
(35%) disagreed and five (5%) could not decide on whether the absence of
guidance and counseling service in
public institution can militate against effective learning.
Table V : Teachers dedications to their
duties
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Agreed
|
Disagreed
|
Undecided
|
Number of respondent
|
|
100
|
10
|
75
|
15
|
100
|
|
Percentage (%)
|
10%
|
75%
|
15%
|
100%
|
The table above revealed that ten (10%)
respondent agreed that their schools have equipped laboratory while
seventy-five (75%) do not agreed having equipped laboratories for the teaching
of sciences and fifteen (15%) could not decide at all.
Table VII: Do you think the running public
education will be beneficial to the immediate environment where your school is
situated?
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Yes
|
No
|
Undecided
|
Number of Respondent
|
|
100
|
85
|
13
|
2
|
100
|
|
Percentage (%)
|
85%
|
13%
|
2%
|
100%
|
From the above table, eighty-five(85%)
respondents accepted that the running of public education will be beneficial to
the immediate environment of their schools, while thirteen (13%) did not agreed
and two (2%) did not decide on whether yes or no.
Table
VIII: Does the inadequate
qualified personnel in your school militates against effective running of the
school?
|
Number of Questionnaires
|
Yes
|
No
|
Undecided
|
Number of Respondent
|
|
100
|
16
|
84
|
|
100
|
|
percentage(%)
|
16%
|
84%
|
|
100%
|
From
the above table, sixteen (16%) respondents revealed that in adequate qualified
personnel in their schools militates against effective running of schools,
while eighty-four (84%) disagreed the claims.
4.4 SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS
On the basis of the investigation carried out
on the prospects and problems of running of public education in Kaduna North
Local Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria. The following findings were
made.
1.
That
financial inadequacy was a factor militating against the running of public
education in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria.
2.
Those
inadequate qualified personnel (academic/non-academic) run the public education
in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria.
3.
That
lack of infrastructural facilities such as classrooms, assembling halls,
offices and science equipments are barriers to public education in Kaduna North
Local Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria.
4.
That
the absence of guidance and counseling services in public education can
militate against effectives learning in schools in Kaduna North Local
Government Area of Kaduna State of Nigeria.