Administrators’ Financial Accountability and Perceived Internal Efficiency of Public Secondary Schools in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study titled “administrators’ financial accountability and perceived internal efficiency of public secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria” was carried out to assess the relationship (if any) between administrators’ financial accountability and perceived internal efficiency of public secondary schools. The study area is public secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. The staff in the public secondary schools formed the population of the study and a total of five hundred and twenty-nine (529) sample size was gotten from the population. The questionnaire was used as the main instrument for data collection. From extent observation and analysis, the study reveals that administrators’ financial accountability significantly influence internal efficiency of public secondary schools in the study area., that is, when financial resources are not only adequately provided but judiciously used the performance of students in public secondary schools is bound to change especially in external examinations like WAEC and NECO. Therefore, school financial records of all income and expenditures should be religiously kept by school administrators. Also, school administrator should maintain reports on financial metrics. Finally, they should be adequate report on financial projections.