THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING INFORMATION IN

SECONDARY SCHOOL IN EKITI STATE.

BY

AYENI BOSEDE
MATRIC NO: 2011/3325
DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTING/EDUCATION
A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
NSUKKA AFFILIATION WITH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IKERE
CAMPUS.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION (B.sc ED) HONOURS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING

JANUARY, 2016

CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this research work was carried out by Ayeni Bosede
with Matric No: 2011/3325 of the Department of Accounting Education, Faculty
of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of Bachelor of science in Education (B.Sc. Ed) in
Accounting Education.

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MR. E.A. OLAYEMI

Date & Signature

PROJECT SUPERVISOR.

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Date & Signature

Head of Department

DEDICATION
This research work is dedicated to the glory Almighty God and to my
family especially to my parent (Mr & Mrs Ayeni S.S)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This project would not have been written without the help of almighty
God, who has given me the priority and ability that nobody can render even any
money cannot buy. If not because of Almighty god, the God of everything I also
thank God for keeping me through turbulent waves of challenges and
difficulties that involve in the completion of this project.
I must also commend my supervisor who has been kind and fatherly to
me throughout the time I was writing this project, May God bless you and your
family in Jesus name (Amen) Mr. Olayemi A.E
I also express my gratitude to my beloved parent in person of MR Ayeni
S.S and Mrs Ayeni F.R for their support in terms of prayers, financial and
advice. I also thank my beloved sisters and brothers for the courage. Ayeni
Olanike Ijimakinde, Ayeni Toyin Ogbuma, Ayeni Ayodeji. God bless you sir/ma.
It will be absurd of me if I refuse to acknowledge my guy in person of
Agbadaola Mayowa. For his love and caring. I also appreciate Ayeni Ayodeji
(Ay. Pundit) my cousin, Alonge Bukola, Borisade Yinka. I Love You All...

ABSTRACT
This study was aimed the role of management accounting information in
secondary school of Ekiti State. And to assess the extent the principals possess
and apply the identified competencies. The researcher posited five research
questions which guided the study. The research drew heavily from the
competency management theory and competency identification models as a
framework and used descriptive survey research design. The study was
conducted in two phases using two sets of questionnaires. The first phase was
on competency identification while the second was on competency possession
and application. The samples for the identification phase was 30 supervisors
and 100 secondary school principals while the samples for the second phase
consisted of the study were 6 supervisors, 10 principals and 14 teachers at a
random. The data collected were analysed using mean, t-test and Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA). The study found, amongst others, that management,
leadership, human/interpersonal relations, cognitive and curriculum
competencies, in this order, were the competencies generally identified by the
principals and supervisors as highly essential for principals administrative
effectiveness. The principals possessed the five competencies to high extent but
had moderate cognitive competencies. Principals application of three of the
five competencies was high while cognitive and leadership competencies were
the least applied. Principals were found to apply all the competencies to a
lesser degree compared t their possession of the essential competencies. Equal
proportions of external and internal factors affect principals application of the
competencies. The implications of these findings, recommendations and
suggestions for further studies were presented.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page

Certification

ii

Dedication

iii

Acknowledgement s

iv

Table of content

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CHAPTER ONE
1.1Background of the Study

1.2Statement of the Problem

1.3Significance of the Study

1.4Objective of the Study
1.5Research Question
1.6Delimitation of the Study
CHAPTER TWO
2.0

Literature review

2.1Accounting as a discipline
2.2The concept of education
2.3The concept of effectiveness

2.4Physical Environment of school

2.5Gap between school and community
2.6Recommendation of the commission
2.7Student performance
2.8Communication
2.9Learning facilities
2.10

Proper guidance

2.11

Family stress

2.12

Accounting concepts

2.13

Concept of learning

CHAPTER THREE
3.0Methodology
3.1Research Design
3.2Population of the study
3.3Sample and sampling Techniques
3.4Research instrument
3.5Questionnaire Administration and Constraint

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Analysis and interpretation
4.1Data Presentation Analysis
4.2 Analysis of data
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1Summary
5.2Conclusion
5.3Recommendations
5.4Suggestion for further studies.
References
Questionnaire