MODALITIES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL RESOURCES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI EDUCATION ZONE

ABSTRACT

School resources are classified into financial resources, school plant resources, personnel resources and motivational resources. Financial resources are those resources that are concerned with the planning and controlling of an organizational activities (Pandey, 1995). This shows that financial resources are concerned with decision on how to procure, expend and give account of funds provided for the implementation of the programmes of the organization. Onwurah (2004) defines school plant as the school building, the play grounds and the equipment and other material resources provided to school to facilitate teaching and learning operation. In other words school plant are material resources that facilitate effective teaching and learning in the schools. Aghenta (2000) defines personnel resources as human beings that function to aid teaching and learning including classroom teachers, subject teachers, members of administrative staff, cooks, cleaners and security personnel in the school. This implies that personnel resources are human beings that operate in the school.