ABSTRACT
The study investigated availability and utilization of Material Resources for the teaching of Agriculture Science in secondary schools in Lagos State. It examined the human and instructional resources, as well as, the extent of utilization of such resources for effective agricultural education and training in public secondary schools. To achieve the objective, three research questions were answered and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The population for this study was 65,868 persons, comprising 483 teachers of agricultural science and 65,385 senior students from the public secondary schools in Lagos state. A sample size of 1428 respondents consisting of 120 teachers of agricultural science and 1308 senior secondary school students, was used for the study. The sample was drawn using quota sampling technique, and then random sampling. The instrument used for data collection in this study was structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was subjected to face validation by three experts. To establish the reliability of the instruments, the questionnaire was trial tested on 20 respondents from Ogun and Oyo States. The data obtained from the trial testing was analyzed using Cronbach Alpha reliability technique to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. Data for the study were collected by the researcher with the aid of one research assistant. A total of 1428 copies of questionnaire were administered and all the copies retrieved representing 100% return rate. Data collected were analyzed using percentage and mean to answer the research questions while t – test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the finding the study revealed that human and Material Resources needed for effective agricultural education and training were available though not in adequate quantities in secondary schools in Lagos state. The study therefore recommended that Lagos state government should help to provide adequate Material Resources to secondary schools in Lagos State.    Â
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
The development of human and material resources has been the focus of concern of recent, towards the development of a nation. This is due to the fact that the growth of tangible capital stock of a nation depends to a considerate degree on human capital development. Without adequate investment in developing the human and material resources of the education sector, the possibility of the growth of any nation might be hampered. Education is the vital instrument for social and economic mobility at the personal level and an instrument for transformation of society at the national level (Okpala, 2006) The major concern of the researcher is on the availability of human and material resources in secondary school as both of them are the major ingredients to determine the effectiveness and performance of the school.
Resources, according to Flippo (2003) mean anything that can give help or support when needed in order to achieve a goal or objective by an individual, group of individuals or an organization. Thus, educational resources according to Flippo (2003) mean those things that are needed to help or support in achieving educational goals and objectives. Irondi (2009) maintains that educational resources are made up of human, financial and materials resources. He adds that human resources are made up of school administrators, the same people teachers, bursars typists, Clarks, messengers, cleaners, watchman, cooks, drivers, librarians, gardeners etc. Human resources in secondary school are made up of both skilled and unskilled workers. Castetter (2006) opined that there is no organization that can function properly without adequate and qualified personnel. He maintains that the quality of the personnel determines the quality of the school products. Adequate provision of human resources in schools will help to produce quality students and will help to promote good schools administration. It is the responsibility of the school and the government to provide human resources to secondary school.
