JOURNAL ISSN: 2360-7432
JOURNAL ISSN: 2360-7432
This study examined Community Engagement in the Management of School Facilities in Satellite Campuses of Rivers State Owned Universities. The research design adopted in this study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 234 people comprising ten (10) Deans and Heads of campuses and 224 community leaders in host communities of satellite campuses of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The sample size of this study was 234 respondents consisting of 10 Deans and Heads of campuses and 224 community leaders in host communities of satellite campuses of the two universities. The entire population was studied without sampling due to the manageable size of the population. The instrument for data collection in this study was a self-designed questionnaire titled “Community Engagement in the Management of School Facilities in Satellite Campuses Questionnaire”. The instrument was validated by two experts. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics. A cumulative reliability index of 0.76 was obtained which showed the instrument was reliable. The collected data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation statistics. The findings of the study revealed among others that host communities engage in securing school facilities and provision of financial support for maintenance of school facilities in satellite campuses of Rivers State Owned universities to a high extent. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that campus heads in newly established and old satellite campuses of public universities should set up a campus security committee that should be made up of security personnel employed by the school, local vigilantes and security personnel in host communities. This way, there would be collective effort in managing school property in these campuses.
Daerego Ilomabo TAYLOR
Department of Adult Education and Community Development
Rivers State University
Ejimole Gladys ALERU
Department of Educational Management
Rivers State University
Happiness HANSEL
Department of Adult Education and Community Development
Rivers State University
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