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EDUCATIONAL COST AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL (ECEPSS) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study      Education is an engine of growth rests on the quantity and quality of education in any country. The national policy on education in Nigeria (FGN,2014) explicitly stated that education is a government affair in which free education is to be provided by government at all level when and where practicable. Ibukun (2009) affirmed that no nation or society can rise above the quality of her education. It is a global assertation that education is the solid rock of national development.           In most countries of the word, the cost of public secondary school education is a key factor that determine the standard and efficiency of education. Nevertheless, the cost per student varies from country to country, from school to school, even from discipline to discipline. However, its provision does not only depend on resources allocation, but also on the adequate p

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the study It is a global assertion that education is the solid rock of development. The reason for this is that it is expected that the educational system will produce the quality and quantity of human resources required for the economy's growth using the right mix of inputs. (Ibukun, 2009) affirmed that no nation or society can rise above the quality of her education. The immeasurable contribution of education in the development process has left a burning desire in every government to increase access to education for all her citizens. (Ibukun, 2003) and (Brock – Utne , 2006) opined that investment in basic education and training is an ingredient to human capacity building. Such capacity, they noted is the foundation needed to realize increased productivity, most importantly technological innovation. Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially the youths. This is because the development of any natio

BIRTH ORDER, GENDER AND FAMILY SIZE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AKOKO SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT ONDO STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Academic attainment is an important parameter in measuring success in students. Observations and reports have shown that success or high academic achievement has become a herculean task to accomplish by students in recent times. Poor academic performance were recorded both at the secondary and tertiary levels of education in Nigeria. The performance of students at all levels in educational institutions in Nigeria has attracted much criticisms from all and sundry from time immemorial. The decline in the academic performance of students in Nigerian Universities had been observed by Soyinka (1999), when he observed that University system in Nigeria needed restructuring. He went further to say that academic standard had fallen drastically and the quality of graduates being produced by the nation’s universities is que

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.    Background of the Study Continuous Assessment is an important aspect of our educational system. The educational policy was introduced by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1981. The introduction of 6-3-3-4 system of education called for Continuous Assessment to facilitate the educational placement of youths into appropriate programme options. Continuous Assessment is an educational technique which takes into cognisance, the domains of behaviour: the cognitive, affective and psychomotor (Orhungur, 2006). It is a process in which a child’s performances in the three educational domains are obtained throughout his schooling. In this system, the student is therefore evaluated in the vocational three educational domains including: a.    Cognitive thinking, reasoning, understanding, application, knowledge and evaluation. b.    Affective values and beliefs, attitudes and appreciation, interests, human relations, habits, morals and emotions, aesthetics. c.