INFLUENCE OF FUNDING FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF INTRAMURAL SPORT AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KOGI-CENTRAL, KOGI STATE

Abstract

This study focuses on the influence of funding for the effective management of intramural sport among public secondary schools in Kogi- Central, Kogi State. A self-structured and validated questionnaire item was used to seek the opinion of the respondents. The population of the study consists of 51 public secondary schools comprising the principals, the games masters and the entire students in the five Local Government Areas. To achieve the objective of the study, ten of the schools were randomly selected from three Local Government Areas while 280 respondents representing 12% of the population were selected using stratified and random sampling technique for the Local Government Area schools and students respectively. But purposive was applied to select the principals and games masters. The questionnaire was all administered and retrieved through trained assistants. Frequency count, percentages and chi-square statistical method were used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that funds have positive influence on the effective administration of the intramural school sports in the Kogi-Central Senatorial District of Kogi State, hence the null hypothesis was rejected. The paper therefore recommends that Secondary schools in Kogi State Central Senatorial District should not always depend on the Government for funding; rather they should also reach out to Philanthropist, corporate bodies and non-Governmental Organizations. Also, the Government should try to make it as priority by releasing enough funds for the regular sporting activities in the public secondary schools.