Influence of School Variables on Students’ Attitude Towards Schooling in Upper Basic Schools in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State
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https://doi.org/10.53797/aspen.v1i2.12.2021Keywords:
School type, School location, Class size, Students’ Attitude, SocialisationAbstract
The low performance of students in school is blamed on the stakeholders of education. This study examined the influence of school variables on students' attitudes towards schooling in upper basic schools in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State. The research design that was employed for this study was a descriptive survey. The population for this study were all upper basic school students in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, and the target population for this study were 225 upper basic school students Three (III) in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, based on the fact that they have been exposed to the greater learning experience(s) among upper basic school students in Ilorin, Kwara State. The instruments that were used were researcher designed. The percentage was used to describe the respondents' demographic characteristics and answer research questions 1 to 3 while the independent t-test, the One-way ANOVA and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) techniques were used to test the generated hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that the class size of upper basic school students in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria, is the large class size (above 40 students). Another finding revealed that the classroom climate was conducive, attitude towards schooling is positive, there is no significant influence of school type on students’ attitude towards schooling, there is no significant influence of school location on students' attitude towards schooling, and there is no significant influence of class size on students’ attitude towards schooling in upper basic schools in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, climate on students’ attitude towards schooling. It was recommended that the stakeholders in education should ensure that the acceptable classroom size recommended by the Federal Ministry of Education is strictly implemented. Furthermore, recommended that school authority should be encouraged to sustain the level of classroom climate.
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