INFLUENCE OF PITIABLE FUNDING OF EDUCATION ON DECAYING STANDARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE.

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the influence of Pitiable Funding of Education on decaying standard of Secondary Education in Enugu State. Survey research design was adopted for this study. This study was carried out in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. The population of the study consists of all the teachers in government owned secondary schools in Enugu education zone of Enugu State comprising of 31 schools as at the time of the study with a population of about 1147 students. Simple random sampling was used to draw twenty teachers (20) from each of the six selected schools. A total of 120 respondents served as sample size for the study. The instrument used for data collection is questionnaire designed by the researcher. The instrument was validated using face validity method. To test for the reliability of the instrument, a test-retest method was used a coefficient of the two scores as 0.72 with the use of cronbach alpha. Mean analysis method was used   the data. Findings from the study shows that; poor funding hinders implementation of curriculum content negatively poor funding leads to unavailability of instructional materials in schools; dilapidated physical structures in schools are as a result of poor funding. It was recommended that Funding should be improved upon in public secondary schools by government in order to ensure the provision of quality libraries, teaching materials, and other facilities to enhance teaching and learning.