IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 7 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no7.2023.pg72.81

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Enrolment Planning and Class Allocation Practices Utilized by Principals as Correlates of Students Population Management in Public Secondary Schools in Delta State

Dr. Lucky Julius ILAVBARE

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Abstract

The study investigated the topic: enrolment planning and class allocation practices utilized by principals as correlates of students’ population management in public secondary schools in Delta State. The study adopted a correlation research design. Two research questions were answered while two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The population of the study comprised 485 principals of public secondary schools in Delta State. A researcher developed a questionnaire titled: enrolment planning and class allocation practices utilized by principals and students population management scale (EPCAPSPMS) was deployed for data collection. The collected data were organised and analysed using Cronbach Alpha approach which yielded an overall reliability coefficient of 0.80, and this was considered appropriate for the study. The researcher in company of 5 research assistants collected relevant data for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used for the data analysis. Findings of the study revealed that there is a moderate but positive relationship between principals’ enrolment planning practices and student population management in Delta State public secondary schools. The study also reported that there is a significant relationship between principals’ class allocation practices and student population management in Delta State public secondary schools. The study recommended that Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education should develop and harmonized a class allocation hand book that will content all the foreseeable indices for assigning a potential student to a class without putting the school’s students’ population jeopardy.

keywords:

Enrolment Planning, Class Allocation, Principal, Students’ Population Management, Public Secondary School

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