Impact of School Community Relation and Development of Secondary Education in Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Abstract

This research work is on the impact of school community relation and development of secondary education in Sagbama Local Government Area Bayelsa State Nigeria. A survey design was adopted for this research work. A twelve item questionnaire was adopted as the main instrument for data collection of the study. This instrument was carefully administered to a sampled population of 1200 students from 20 secondary schools within the Sagbama Local Government Area. Three research questions were raised for the study. The reliability of the instrument was further determined by applying reliability test and chronbach alpha co-efficient value of 0.73 was realized showing the instrument as reliable for the study. Findings from the research show that the role of the community influences development of facilities in secondary schools within the community and also that community involvement opportunities contributes to the development of secondary schools in Sagbama LGA.