Research Article

EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE

Shamsudeen ABDULKAREEM1*, Abubakar SULE2
1 Department of Educational Foundations, Federal University of Education, Zaria
2 Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Federal University of Education, Zaria
* Corresponding author: malamshams22@gmail.com
Published: Dec, 2025
Pages: 148-155
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Abstract

The study was an evaluation on the Contributions of School-Based Management Committees on theAdministration of secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna state with the objectives to: find out theextent to which School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) provide the platform for Community-School interaction in secondary schools in in Zaria Education Zone and examine the influence of School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) on Decision-Making in in Zaria Education Zone. In line with thestated objectives, Two research questions and coresponding Null hypotheses were formulated for the study.The study adopted the use of survey research design and out of the total population of twenty-eight thousandsix hundred and sixty (28660), a total of three hundred and seventy-nine (379) respondents were used for thestudy. The instrument tagged “School-Based Management Committees (SBMCS) Questionnaire” was used tocollect data from respondents. This instrument was validated and pilot tested and a reliability index of 0.85was obtained. Data gathered were analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and hypotheses were testedat 0.05% level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in theopinions of respondents on the extent to which School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) provide theplatform for Community-School interaction in secondary schools in in Zaria Education Zone. Also, findingshows that School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) have not contributed well in decision-making insecondary schools in in Zaria Education Zone. In view of the findings and conclusions of this study theresearcher recommended that: Schools should adopt SBMC so as to promote quality education andmanagement framework that suit the needs of the students and the community; and School-Based ManagementCommittees Officials should be more involved in decision-making process and so as to create goodorganizational climate such that there will be good culture and rapport among SBMCs Officials, staffs andschool heads hence improve the administration of secondary school in in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State

Keywords

Contributions SBMC Administration Secondary Schools

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How to Cite

ABDULKAREEM, S., & SULE, A. (2025). EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(2), 148-155.

S. ABDULKAREEM, and A. SULE, "EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 148-155, December 2025.

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