TURBULENT CLIMATIC ELEMENTS OF RAIN AND WIND AND ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was on turbulent climatic elements of rain and wind on administration of public secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Two (2) objectives, research questions and hypothesis respectively guided the study. Specifically, the objectives included to; determine the relationship between heavy rainfall; and stormy wind on administration of public secondary school in Bayelsa, State. A total of 453 respondents comprising public secondary schools’ Principals, Vice-principals and Teachers were selected through proportionate random sampling technique. A set of structured questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient of 0.84 obtained using Cronbach’s alpha reliability analysis was administered to respondents.  Inferential statistical tools of regression and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient (PPMC) were used for the data analysis. Hypotheses of the study were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. Results of the study indicated significant relationship between administration of public secondary schools and turbulent climatic elements of heavy rainfall (r = .516, r2 = .266, coefficient = 26.6%) ad stormy wind (r = .389, r2 = .152, coefficient = 15.2%) It was therefore concluded that turbulent climatic elements significantly affected the administration of public secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It was recommended that planned vegetation to stabilize soil and prevent erosion/runoff as well as tree planting for wind breaks and shades against windy storm can be budgeted and put in place by administrators of public secondary schools.

Keywords: climatic elements, wind, rain, administration, public secondary schools