TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval Page ii
Certification Page- iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
Abstract vii
Table of Contents viii
List of Tables
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of Problem 10
Purpose of the Study 11
Significance of the Study 11
Scope of the Study 13
Research Questions 14
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Concept of Data 16
Concept of Management 18
Concept of Data Management/Practices 19
Concept of Administration 36
Concept of effective School Administration 36
Theoretical Framework 37
Systems Theory 37
Scientific Management Theory 39
Human Relations Theory 40
Review of Empirical Studies on: 42
Problems of Data Management 42
Appraisal on Record Keeping Practices 42
Assessment of the Electronic Records 42
Problems of Information Management 43
Data Analysis for decision making 43
Summary of literature Review 45
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Research Design 47
Area of the Study 48
Population of the study - 48
Sample and Sampling Technique 48
Instrument for Data Collection 49
Validation of the Instrument 49
Reliability of the Instrument 50
Method of Data Collection 50
Method of Data Analysis 51
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Summary of Findings 55
CHAPTER FIVE
: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS, CONCLUSION,
IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY, RECOMMENDATIONS,
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY, SUGGESTIONS FOR
FURTHER STUDIES AND SUMMARY OF THE STUDY
Discussion of Results 57
Conclusion 59
Implications of the Study 60
Recommendations 62
Limitation of the Study 63
Suggestions for Further Studies 63
Summary of the Study 64
References 66
Appendix I 70
Appendix II 71
Appendix III 74
Appendix IV 75
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate data management practices of
secondary school administrators in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu
State. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The
population comprised 58 principals and 2004 teachers. The entire
population of the principals were used and 2004 teachers were
sampled for the study using multistage sampling technique. Three
research questions were used to guide the study. The instrument used
for data collection was questionnaire. The instruments consisted of
twenty two (22) items questionnaires titled Data Management
Questionnaire. The instrument was analyzed using mean and
standard deviation for the research questions.
Constraints to data management include requisite knowledge of
managing data, lack of data storage, epileptic power supply and
inadequate fund etc. Moreso, strategies that could be employed to
enhance the utilization of data include refresher courses,
administrators should be computer literate, equipment for storage and
retrieval should made available etc. Based on the above findings a
number of recommendations were made that: Administrators should
be trained on the aspect of managing data like filling. All the
departments and units in our schools and board should avoid inflation
of data. There should be a laid down rule on how data should be
collected, stored and managed to ensure its management.