ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AND ACCESSIBILITY OF STUDENTS TO SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Seria Geografie - Year 2018, Vol 28, Issue 1
Abstract
This study assesses the pattern of distribution and accessibility of students to secondary education in Lokoja metropolis. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for the research. The coordinates of locations of public and private schools were obtained using a hand held Geographical Position System (GPS). The average distance of the nearest public school to each identified important places in Lokoja was measured using the ‘Ruler’ menu of ArcGIS 10.3.1 software. Two sets of questionnaire were structured to elicit information from sampled population. The first was directed at parents with students in secondary schools, while the second focuses on students’ journey to schools. A total of three hundred questionnaires were administered to sampled secondary schools in the study area. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the research. The findings reveal that 66.7% and 8% of public secondary schools are located along the major roads in the high and low density areas of Lokoja respectively. The pattern of distribution of secondary schools is cluster rather than random. Approximately 47.2% of students in public secondary schools travel more than 4kms to schools in Lokoja. 51.8% of parents qualify education rather than distance was the determinant factor in placing their wards in secondary schools in Lokoja. The study concludes that public secondary school should be provided in some localities that do not have so as to reduce long distance trip to educational facilities. Also Quality delivery of secondary education must be properly monitored by the government at affordable price.
Authors and Affiliations
ADETUNJI Musilimu Adeyinka, ALOBA Oluwole
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP322225
- DOI -
- Views 83
- Downloads 0
THE IMPACT OF URBAN GROWTH ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AKURE METROPOLIS, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
The paper posits that the impact of urban growth could be understood from regional development perspective, using Akure metropolis, Ondo State, Nigeria as a case study. The first stage in the collection of primary data i...
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING OF A SAHARAN REGION, THE STILL LANDS NORTH EAST SAHARA
This study is a first in a Saharan region. Following a collaboration between soil scientists and geomorphologists a geomorphological mapping was realized. This work aims to understand the evolution of Saharan soils .The...
STUDY OF THE CLIMATE CHANGES IMPACT ON THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAHARAN ATLAS; CASE OF THE BELEZMA, THE AURES AND NEMEMCHA, AND THEIR BORDERS. GEOMATICS AND GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH
The survey and the characterization of the climatic variability at the reduced scales prove to be fundamental for understanding the impacts of the climatic changes on the projects of development and the local vulnerabili...
URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS USE ENERGY HOT CLIMATE AREAS IN ALGERIA
The large increase in population leads to an increase in rates of conventional consumption of energy, especially electrical energy of the same percentage and more. As a result, the focus is on the global search for ways...
WATER, SANITATION AND POVERTY IN THE CHANGING WORLD. CASE OF NIGERIA
Water, sanitation, and hygiene are rights to everybody no matter which country one belongs. In developing countries, people are being denied the rights. This has resulted in poverty, diseases, and death especially in chi...