The Place of Community Participation in the Provision and Management of Secondary Education In Nigeria

Abstract

The roles of Communities in the provision and management of secondary education in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. In the provision of education, Community participation focused on bringing the different stakeholder’s together for problem solving and decision making that will advance the course of provision of education. This is in harmony with the FGs acknowledging the need for and calling for interested people and organization to partner with them in the provision. The paper examined the concepts of community and participation in the context of provision of education, the characteristics of community participation in provision of education, the roles of some education stakeholders in stimulating and mobilizing community participation in the funding and administration of secondary education for effective and sustainable educational programme, Suggest possible ways of an all-inclusive secondary education in Nigeria. Education takes place most efficiently and effectively when the different groups collaborate. It is important therefore, to establish a defined pattern of where parents and communities partnership with Schools exist.