School Budget as an Instrument for Effective Administration of Primary Education in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Budget, School, Development, Primary EducationAbstract
This study explores school budget as an instrument for effective
development of higher education in Nigeria. A survey research design
was employed for the study focused on some public schools in Bayelsa
State. A school budget on primary education development assessment
questionnaire (ASBPEDAQ) as administered to 150 public school
administrators but retrieved 100 for the analysis. Two research questions
were designed for the study. Simple percentage. The result showed that
school budget is an essential instrument for effective development of
primary education. Thus it is concluded that there is a significant
relationship between implementation of school budget and effective
development of education. Based on the findings, it is therefore
recommended that administrators of primary schools should plan well
on school budget for prudent management of developments.