STUDENTS IN WASE LOCAL EFFECTS OF BOARDING AND DE-BOARDING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE

STUDENTS IN WASE LOCAL EFFECTS OF BOARDING AND DE-BOARDING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

  • BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Secondary school level is the bridge between the primary and tertiary levels. The importance of secondary education as outlined by the federal government stated that the broad aim of secondary education is preparation for useful living within the society and for higher education. The underlying principle here is that the secondary schools should be able to provide quality secondary education to all those who can benefit from it. (Federal Ministry of Education, 2004)

Students’ academic achievement is greatly affected by the area in which a student’s lives. Reasons for the variations in achievement are geographic locations, resources, availability of technology and quality of teachers. The National Education Association (2013) asserts that the low performance of students in schools is becoming alarming and needs to be addressed.  However, in some cases the type of school affects the academic performance of students.

Nigerian secondary schools are a combination of boarding and de-boarding (day) students. Boarding students are students that reside in the schools while day students usually come to school every morning to receive lectures and hereafter return to their homes after school session. However, the debate on the most appropriate or suitable for students is still on and has not reached a consensus. Some schools of thought maintain that the de-boarding is better than boarding schools and vice-versa.

Recent research has shown that secondary schools are not living up to expectation in discharging its obligations. Omoregie (2005) lamented the products of today’s secondary system can neither usefully live in the society nor move into higher institution without their parents’ aid or forgery. It must be stressed that education cannot be an instrument par excellence for achieving national development where the secondary education is not effectively managed to accomplish its aims and objectives.

According to Ajayi (2002) and Omoregie (2005), secondary education in Nigeria is riddled with crises of various dimensions and magnitude all of which combine to suggest that the system is at crossroad. This crisis usually affects the academic performance of students in the schools thereby the aims and objectives of secondary education are not being attained. It is based on this background that the study seeks to determine the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.

 

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