SCHOOL VALUES AND ACADEMIC GOALS ATTAINMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE

Abstract

This study determined the relationship between school values and academic goals attainment of secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area. Based on this, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. A correlational research design was adopted. The population comprised 6,628 senior secondary 2 students in the fifteen public secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 7 public secondary schools out of 15. Thereafter, fifty-four (54) students were sampled from each of the sampled schools which gave a total of 378 sampled respondents. The researchers designed instrument titled School Values and Academic Goals Attainment of Students Questionnaire (SVAGASQ) was used for data collection. The method of reliability used was internal consistency reliability technique, with reliability coefficients of .75 for school values and .82 for items measuring academic goals attainment of students respectively. Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics was used to test hypothesis. The study findings revealed a significant relationship between academic hard-work, obedience to school rules and academic goals attainment of secondary schools. The study concluded that academic hard-work and students’ obedience to school rules are crucial for the attainment of academic goals. It was recommended among others that students should consistently behave in accordance with school rules and regulations so that the schools can positively attain the set academic goals.