Assessment of Educational Facilities and Administrative Effectiveness in Colleges of Education: A Case Study of Delta State

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the impact of educational facilities on administrative effectiveness within Colleges of Education. To achieve this, six research questions were formulated, and six hypotheses were proposed. The study utilized a correlational research design, The population of the study comprised 2,925 staff of the public colleges of education across Delta State and a sample of 800 administrative staff from Colleges of Education in Delta State was randomly selected. Questionnaires and checklists were employed as data collection instruments and were validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the gathered data. Mean, standard deviation and Pearson coefficient of determination were used to address the research questions, while t-test and simple regression were employed to test the hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05. The study's findings indicated that educational facilities are available, adequate, and utilized in Delta State Colleges of Education. Additionally, significant differences were observed in the availability, adequacy, and utilization of educational facilities among the various colleges of education in Delta State. Furthermore, a significant relationship was identified between the availability, adequacy, and utilization of educational facilities and school administrators' effectiveness in Colleges of Education in Delta State. Based on the study's results, the researcher recommended an increase in the purchase of educational facilities to further enhance administrative effectiveness in Colleges of Education.