INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN OFFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
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2024-12-01
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The research investigated the influence of the school environment on secondary school student’s
participation in co-curricular activities in the Offa local government area in Nigeria. This
research adopts a descriptive survey design. Three questions were answered and two hypotheses
were formulated and tested. Influence of School Environment on Students’ Participation in Co Curricular Activities Questionnaire (ISESPCAQ) as a self-structured questionnaire to gather
data. For this study, the respondents were chosen using simple random sampling procedures.
Descriptive statistics, specifically the mean and standard deviation, provided answers to the
research questions. At 0.05 level of significance, the two null hypotheses developed for this study
were tested using Pearson moment correlation statistical tools of analysis. The findings of the
research showed that senior secondary school students in Offa LGA perceived their school
environments as inappropriate for co-curricular activities. The majority of questionnaire
statements related to environmental factors were met with disagreement. Despite this, students
showed a high level of participation in co-curricular activities and agreed with questionnaire
items related to their involvement. The study suggests that favourable school environmental factors
have a positive influence on student participation in co-curricular activities. It was recommended
that school administrators should give top priority to improving the environmental aspects of the
school since a favourable atmosphere is essential for the success of co-curricular activities. Since
student engagement is crucial to the success of co-curricular activities, it should be encouraged
and rewarded to keep students' enthusiasm high.