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Parents' Preference for Private Secondary Schools in Nigeria

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Document Source: 
Kamla-Raj Enterprises
Document Type: 
paper
Publication Date: 
Jan, 2009
Author: 
Aduke Adebayo, F.
Language: 
English
Insights for public school systems from private education best practices

There is persistent and wide-spread loss of confidence in public educational systems in Nigeria, resulting in a preference for private schools at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

The author sought to study this phenomenon and collected data from a sample of 750 parents from various private schools. The findings revealed that factors such as teacher quality and quantity, facilities, class size, curriculum practices, stability of academic activities, disciplinary concerns, cost effectiveness and overall output quality were responsible for the preference for private secondary schools. Recommendations include:

  • Curriculum implementation should be targeted and student specific in public schools;
  • Public school administrators should be encouraged to learn from best practices that make private secondary school an attractive option for students and parents;
  • Government should gather insights from the management and supervision of charter schools in Columbia and Philippines.