Effective Management of Educational Resources for Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Agbani Education Zone

Abstract

This study examined effective management of educational resources for the attainment of sustainable development goals in Agbani education zone. Resources, as used in the study included financial and physical resources. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 45 principals of public secondary schools in Agbani Education zone. Two research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. A questionnaire constructed by the researcher and titled Predictors of Effective Management of Educational Resources Questionnaire (EMERQ) was used as the instrument for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Management and one from the Measurement and Evaluation unit, Department of Mathematics and Computer Education all from the Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach Alpha and the reliability index of the clusters was found to be 0.69. Some of the major findings indicated that the effective management of two key educational resources
namely: financial and physical, are to a great extent predictors of the attainment of sustainable development goals in Agbani education zone. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made. They includes that principals should undergo periodic training through seminars and workshops on financial management, among others.