ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENHANCING SECONDARY EDUCATION FUNDING IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study centered on the assessment of public-private partnerships for enhancing secondary education funding in Enugu State. This study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 297 principals which comprised 214 males and 83 females. There was no sampling procedure because the population was manageable. The instrument used for data collection was a 14-item structured questionnaire titled “Assessment of Public-Private Partnerships for enhancing Secondary Education Funding Questionnaire (APPPSEFQ)”. The instrument was validated by three research experts, two from Department of Educational Management and one from Department of Mathematics and Computer Education, all from Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu. Cronbach Alpha statistic was used to compute the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded .81 and .79 for clusters 1 and 2 with an overall reliability index of .80. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested with t-test statistic at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that Public-private partnerships provide physical facilities and instructional materials to a low extent. In view of the findings, the study recommended that public and private sectors should intensify the provisions of physical facilities and instructional materials in order to enhance quality secondary education in Enugu State.