Relationship Between Quality of School Plant Management and of Unity Schools Effectiveness in North-west Zone, Nigeria

This study looked the relationship between quality of school plant management, and unity schools effectiveness in North-west Zone. The study adopted correlational research design. Three objectives and three research questions were raised to guide the study. Three null hypotheses were also formulated and tested at α ≤ 0.05 levels of significance. Population of the study comprised of 1118 academic staff in Unity Schools in Northwest Zone from which a sample size of 291 respondents were determined and proportionately drawn from the sampled schools. Two instruments: School Plants Management Questionnaire (SPMQ) and Effectiveness of Unity School Questionnaire (EUSQ) were adapted. The instruments were validated by experts from the Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Using test and retest reliability method, the instruments exhibited reliability coefficients of 0.76 and 0.77. Null hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings of the study revealed a significant positive relationship between School Plant Management and Effectiveness of Federal Unity Schools in Northwest Zone, Nigeria. It was also found that provision of quality furniture and effectiveness of federal unity schools were positively related. considering these outcomes, it was recommended among other thing that governments and other educational bodies, philanthropists and PTA committee should contribute in the management of school plant to ensure effectiveness of Unity Schools in Northwest Zone, Nigeria. It was also recommended that all federal unity schools should introduce ways of maintaining furniture by generating income through exhibition of goods produced by students such as farm products.