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Administrators’ Community Engagement Strategies and Enhanced School Environment in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State

ABSTRACT

This study examined administrators’ community engagement strategies and enhanced school environment in public senior secondary schools in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The study was guided by three research objectives from which three research questions were posed and three hypotheses were tested. The study adopted a correlational survey design with a population of 1,670 administrators and community leaders comprising 24 administrators and 1646 community leaders in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The sample size of the study is 334 respondents comprising 24 administrators and 310 community leaders 24 public senior secondary schools and communities in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. All the administrators in the 24 school was studied without sampling. However, the sample of the community leaders is determined using Krejcie and Morgan sample determination table. The instrument for data collection were two sets of self-designed questionnaires titled: “Administrators’ Community Engagement Strategies Questionnaire” and “Enhanced School Environment Questionnaire” . The instruments were validated by three expert. The internal consistency of the instruments were determined using the Cronbach Alpha method. Reliability coefficients of 0.79, 0.81and 0.83 were obtained for the various clusters of the instrument. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics. The hypotheses were further subjected to t-transformation at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the data analyzed revealed among others that there is a high and positive relationship between administrators’ use of Parents Teachers Association and enhanced school environment in public senior secondary schools in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Similarly, the hypothesis one revealed that there is a significant relationship between administrators’ use of Parents Teachers Association and enhanced school environment in public senior secondary schools in Akuku-Toru and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that School administrators should strengthen and actively encourage the involvement of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in school development programs. Regular meetings, transparent communication, and collaborative decision-making between administrators and PTA members can foster a positive school climate and contribute to better resource allocation and support systems.

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