SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

This study investigated the responsibilities of school managers in implementing the national policy on education for school development in public senior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State. The study aimed at finding solutions to the challenges faced by school managers in the implementation of the National policy on education in public secondary schools of Ovia North East Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, three research questions and a null hypothesis were raised and tested. dopting the descriptive survey design, data for the study were collected using an instrument which is a Questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the Questionnaire was 0.76. The random sampling techniques was employed in the selection of 100 teachers who were randomly chosen from 20 public senior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State. The collected data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics (mean) and Pearson’s product moment correlation formula for testing the hypotheses. It was revealed by the study that the school management experience the issue of finance which result to poor implementation of the national policy on education in public senior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State.