Healthy School Environment: Implication on Learning

Abstract

Education is very vital to the society at large and it can be affected by the condition of the environment in which learning takes place. A school is a place where learning takes place. The state of the school environment can either engender or hamper learning. Eight schools were randomly selected from both public and private schools, 25 students were selected from each school. The research instrument used for the study was self-structured questionnaire titled School Health Questionnaire. There were two sections in the questionnaire; section A elicited information on demographic variables while section B sought responses on the state of school health. 200 questionnaires were administered. The respondents were 100 from public schools and 100 from private schools. There were 72 males, 111 females with 17 not indicating gender. Test-retest reliability was used to establish the reliability coefficient of 0.72. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The research questions were analyzed using percentages, mean and standard deviation. The study found out that the improvement of school health was more of private schools' priority than public schools. It was recommended that public schools' health should be one of the major priorities of the government. Teachers specially trained in health education should be employed and necessary amenities should be provided to maintain a healthy school environment.

O. C. Dele-Adisa, S. S. Olanrewaju, B. M. Atoye, P. O. Shofolahan, A. J. Oyeyinka, and D. D. Akpan. Healthy School Environment: Implication on Learning. Ibadan Journal of Educational Studies, 22(2), 78-86.