WASTAGE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM STATE OF NIGERIA: CAUSAL FACTORS AND CONTROL MEASURES

Anietimfon Edung, Lawrencia Uranta

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The purpose of this paper is exploring the issue of wastage in public secondary schools, focusing on the factors contributing to wastage and its implications on educational outcomes. Wastage in public secondary schools involve dropout rates, repetition of grades and underachievement. Factors contributing to wastage include socio-economic, disparities, inadequate infrastructure, ineffective teaching method lack of resource and socio-cultural influences. The consequences of wastage are detrimental to both individual students and the  society at large.


Keywords


Wastage, Causal factors, Control measures, Public secondary schools.

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