Pressure Groups and Governance of Secondary Education in Functional Democracy in Cross River State, Nigeria

• In Event: Roundtable Session 42
  In Roundtable Session: The Politics of Education in Theory and Practice

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the influence of the governance of secondary education in functional democracy in Cross River State. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consists of four hundred teachers selected from Calabar metropolis. Questionnaire Titled Pressure Group and Governance of Secondary Education (PGGSEQ) was used for data collection. Pearson product moment correlation was used for data analysis. The results revealed that there is a significant influence of pressure groups and teachers union on the governance of secondary education. We recommend that teachers through professional unions should be allowed to formulate policies and programmes guiding the development of education in Nigeria.

Authors

• Francisca Nonyelum Odigwe, University of Calabar

• Ikpi Inyang Okoi, University of Calabar

• Mary Sule, University of Calabar