Influence of Budgeting on Provision of Welfare Facilities in Public Secondary Schools in Sabon Tasha Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of budgeting on the provision of Welfare facilities in public secondary schools in Sabon Tasha Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The target population of the study was made up of 35 principals, 572 teachers and 278 non-teaching staff in Sabon Tasha Education Zone, Kaduna State. A sample size of 10 principals, 121 teachers and 56 non-teaching staff were sampled from Sabon Tasha Education Zone, Kaduna State, making a total of 187 respondents, used in the study. The 20 items instrument tagged “Budgeting and Administration of Public Secondary School Questionnaire (BAPSSQ)” was used for data collection in the study. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of 0.80 was obtained. The data collected in the study was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that budgeting influenced the provision of welfare facilities in public secondary schools in Sabon Tasha Education Zone, Kaduna State. Based on the above findings, the study concluded that budgeting influenced the provision of instructional and welfare facilities and therefore recommended among others that the Government should adequately budget funds to schools to provide instructional materials such as textbooks and to maintain school buildings, and furniture.