PERCEPTION OF PRINCIPALS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS IN KWARA CENTRAL

Lasisi, Adekola Kamil Ph.D, Alege, Abdulbaki Olanrewaju & Alabi, Mutiu Ayofe Ph.D.

Abstract

The place of resources (human and material) cannot be over-emphasized. It is against this
background that this study examined perception of principals on the distribution of instructional
materials in the Upper Basic Schools in Kwara Central. The study is a descriptive study of the
survey type, three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated and
tested to guide the study. The population of the study was all the principals in Kwara Central.
Simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 respondents from 160 Upper Basic
Schools in Kwara Central. The data was collected using Perception of Principals on Distribution
of Instructional Materials in Upper Basic Schools Questionnaire (PPDIMUBSQ) which was
analyzed using t-test statistics. Findings from the study revealed that; there was no significant
difference in the in the perception of principals on the distribution of instructional materials in
Upper Basic Schools in Kwara Central based on gender, there was no significant difference in
the in the perception of principals on the distribution of instructional materials in Upper Basic
Schools in Kwara Central based on age, there was no significant difference in the in the
perception of principals on the distribution of instructional materials in Upper Basic Schools in
Kwara Central based on administrative years of experience. Based on the findings, it was that
without the distribution of adequate and appropriate instructional materials to Upper Basic
Schools is like fetching water with the local basket. It was recommended that; appropriate
instructional materials should be made available in all the schools at the basic education level to
ensure quality teaching and learning