Influence of School Culture on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary School in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
Keywords:
School Culture, Students, Secondary school, Academic performance
Abstract
The aim of the study was to find out the influence of school culture on students’ academic performance in public secondary school in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.
Result revealed that majorities of the respondents agreed that school culture influences good reading culture, class attendance, doing of assignments and home works, students’ culture of going for academic excursion, students’ preparation for continuous assessments, students preparation for exams, parents buying recommended textbooks for their wards (students) and that the school culture influences student –students collaboration and students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Gwagwalada area council of FCT.
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3. Deal, T., & Peterson, K. (2016). Shaping school culture (3rd ed.), San Franscisco, Jossey-Bass Publishers.
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5. Fyans, L. &Maehr, M. (1990). School culture, student ethnicity, and motivation. Urbana, IL: The National Center for School Leadership.
6. Gruenert, S. W. (1998). Development of a school culture survey. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri-Columbia.
7. Gruenert, S. W. & Valentine, J. W. (1998). The school culture survey. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri-Columbia.
8. Hamilton, M. L., & Richardson, V. (1995). Effects of the culture in two schools on the process and outcomes of staff development. The Elementary School Journal, 95(4), 367-385.
9. Hoy, W. &Miskel, C. (2008). Educational Administration: Theory, Research and Practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Ltd.
10. John, S, T. (2012), School management and culture. New York:Pearson Education Ltd.
11. Le Clear, E.A. (2005). Relationships among Leadership Styles, School Culture, and Student Achievement. A Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University Of Florida.
12. Lerra, M. &Teka, T. (2014) .Leadership challenges facing School Principals in Implementation of General Quality Improvement Program: The Case of Wolaita Zone Town Administration. Wudpecker Journal of Educational Research, 3(4), 59-69.
13. Maslowski, R. (2001). School culture and school performance: an explanatory study into the organizational culture of secondary schools and their effects. Enschede: Twente University Press.
14. Maslowski, R. (2001). School culture and school performance: An explorative study into the organizational culture of secondary schools and their effects. Twente, University Press.
15. Mill, L, K. (2011). Educational Administration and Students administration. Chicago: Newsea Press Ltd.
16. Olaniyi, W.O. (2000). School community relations in the 21st century in J. O. Fadipe, & E. E. Oluchukwu (eds) Educational Planning and Administration in Nigeria in the 21st century Ibadan. National Institute Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA).
17. Powers, J. M. (2009). Charter schools: From reform imagery to reform reality. New York, Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230622111_1
18. Renchler, R. (1992). Student Motivation, School Culture, and Academic Achievement: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management. College of Education, University of Oregon.
19. Stoll, L. (1999). School culture: Black hole or fertile garden for school improvement? In: Prosser, J. (ed.), School Culture. London, Paul Chapman (pp. 60-76). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446219362.n3
20. Schoen, L. T. &Teddlie, C. (2008). A new model of school culture: A response to a call for conceptual clarity. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 19(2), 129-153. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/09243450802095278
21. Solomon M &Setegni M (2018) The Contribution Of School Culture To Students’ Academic Achievement: The Case Of Secondary And Preparatory Schools OfAssosa Zone, BenshangulGumuz Regional State, Ethiopia Research in Pedagogy, Vol.8, No.2, pp. 190-203
22. Martin T,S. (2009) Relationship Between the Leadership Styles of Principals and School Culture Vadi, M. (2007). Relationships between organizational culture and performance in Estonian schools with regard to their size and location. Baltic Journal of Economics, 1, 3-17. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/1406099x.2007.10840438
23. Xiaoju D, Xiangyun D & Kai Y (2018) School Culture and School Effectiveness: The Mediating Effect of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 15-25
24. Zoma P, Muhammad A, D &Asma M (2017)Impact Of School Culture On Student’s Academic Achievement At Secondary Level.Sci.Int.(Lahore),29(3),565-568,
25. Wunti Y, I, Hafsat A, U &Igbaji C (2017) Impact of school facilities on students’ academic achievement. Int. J. Adv. Res. 5(12),pp 878-889
Published
2021-12-30
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Iyabode, A.E. 2021. Influence of School Culture on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary School in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. International Journal on Integrated Education. 4, 12 (Dec. 2021), 282-289. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v4i12.2575.
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