INSECURITY, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE OF CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA.

Nixon Chiedozie Udeji, PhD, Sharon Ifechi Metu, Chidiebere Ahara, Charles Ngozi Ugwuebgulam, PhD

Abstract


This paper is focusing on Insecurity, School Administration and Academic Performance of Chemistry Students in Oru East, Oru West and Orsu LGA, Imo State, Nigeria.  The study will adopt a simple descriptive survey. Deliberate sampling was used to select 85 school administrators comprising of school principals, deans of studies, and guidance counselors. 70 parents were deliberately selected which is represented by Chairmen, Secretaries and members of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA). Cluster and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select 245 teachers cutting across the 35 schools in Oru East, Oru West and Orsu LGA, Imo State to get a total sample of 400 participants. The researchers designed instrument with the title “Questionnaire on Issues and Problems of Insecurity in Schools (QIPIS)” which was validated by experts in data analysis, to analyze the data for the study. The instrument will be based on an adopted five point Likert scale in which a simple percentage will be used to analyze the outcome of the study.


Keywords


Insecurity, School Administration, Academic Performance, Chemistry Students.

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