COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

The study investigated the headmasters’ level of involvement of the communities in school-community relations and staff-personnel functions of the school administration. All the ninety two (92) primary schools in the Local Government Area under the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) made up the population of the study. They were also the respondents since the number was manageable. The research was guided by two research questions which addressed the specific areas concerned. A questionnaire of Community Involvement in Primary School Administration created by the researcher was sued for information collection from the respondents relating to the research questions. Rating of the instrument was done using the modified likert’s scale if four points. A mean score of 2.50 was accepted. The mean (X) and Standard Deviations (SD) aided the researcher’s decisions. As shown by the result the headmaster involves the communities in school-community relations activities to an acceptance level. However, the situation is different with activities that have to do with management of staff personnel. Recommendations were made in line with these findings. The schools need to be supervised more regularly.