Geospatial Assessment of the Contributions of the Major Stakeholders to Secondary Schools in Some Parts of Benue State, Nigeria

Aule, David Sesugh; Jibril, Mamman Saba; Adewuyi, Taiye Oluwafemi

doi:10.4236/ijg.2022.133012

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“…Similarly, among the many scholarly works done on secondary schools in Benue state, none has either specifically addressed accessibility to secondary schools in the area using GIS techniques. Most of these works either focus on academic achievements of students, school management, the factors affecting schools' distribution and performance, the educational services and/or facilities provided in these schools and stakeholders' contribution to the schools [30]- [36]. This has limited the possibility of making significant analyses of accessibility to secondary schools in the area.…”

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Geostatistical Analysis of Accessibility to Secondary Schools in Parts of Benue State

Aule¹,

Jibril²,

Adewuyi³

2023

JGIS

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This research studied accessibility to secondary schools in some parts of Benue State. The objective of the study was to determine the level of accessibility to secondary school. The study adopted survey, field observation and measurement to obtain the needed data. The study adopted gravity model as the related theoretical framework. GIS and descriptive statistical techniques were employed to map, visualize and analyze the data. The result shows that accessibility to secondary school in the three Local Government Areas is generally low, though it varies between schools, within and between Local Government Areas. This depicts a very stressful schooling condition for the majority of students, and has far-reaching implications in terms of lack of skilled manpower, inadequate facilities and consequently low standards in the educational system. To ensure effective and valid decision-making, and maintain high standards in the system, it was recommended that equitable and systematic distribution of school facilities should be embraced. Furthermore, more schools should be established in the areas which currently have low accessibility to bridge the accessibility gap and encourage active participation and consistent attendance at schools among the students.

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Geostatistical Analysis of Accessibility to Secondary Schools in Parts of Benue State

Aule¹,

Jibril²,

Adewuyi³

2023

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“…Others include the means of transportation, the length of the travel to school, parental background, and the rural versus urban dichotomy to a primary school location, all of which have recently attracted a lot of attention (Anjorin et al, 2022;Dalhat et al, 2020;Ding & Feng, 2022;Nasrudin & Nor, 2013). The access and quality of primary education in developing nations is depressing (Akkari, 2022;Aule et al, 2022;Evans & Acosta, 2021;World Bank, 2018). To guarantee that pupils in urban and rural area grow equally as human resources for nation building, an understanding of the equitable geographical distribution of primary schools is absolutely essential.…”

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Assessing the spatial pattern of public primary schools in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria

Abubakar,

Daukere,

Jamilu

et al. 2023

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Education is one of the most significant investments a nation can make in its citizens that can address poverty and inequality in the nearest future. This study sought to assess the spatial pattern of public primary schools in Moro Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to look at the geographic distribution and the level of inequality of the public primary schools in the study area. The number, names and addresses of public primary schools were obtained from the unit of the planning, research and statistics department of Moro Local Government Education Authority (MGLEA) while the data on the geographic location of the public primary schools were gotten via GPS device (Mreno 120, Garmin). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages and Lorenz curve were used to assess the distribution of public primary schools in the study area. These data were also analyzed using Nearest Neighbour Analysis (NNA) to derive the spatial pattern of public primary schools in the area. Findings revealed that there are one hundred and fifty six (156) public primary schools in Moro LGA. Findings further revealed that Malete had the highest percentage of public primary schools with 10.3%, followed by Megida with 9.6% while Ajanaku and Pakunma had the least public primary schools, with 1.9% and 2.6%, respectively. The NNA result of the spatial pattern of public primary schools produced a clustered pattern at 0.01% significance level with the Nearest Neighbour Ratio (NNR) of 0.86 and a Z-Score of -3.39. The paper consequently recommends that Moro LGC should liaise with the Kwara state government and other relevant stakeholders in order to ensure that the allocation of primary schools is distributed equitably throughout the LGA for easy accessibility.

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Geospatial Assessment of the Contributions of the Major Stakeholders to Secondary Schools in Some Parts of Benue State, Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

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Geostatistical Analysis of Accessibility to Secondary Schools in Parts of Benue State

Geostatistical Analysis of Accessibility to Secondary Schools in Parts of Benue State

Assessing the spatial pattern of public primary schools in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria

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