APPRAISAL OF SCHOOL PLANT ADEQUACY FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION IN AYEDAADE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

The study focused on the appraisal of adequacy of physical plant for primary education in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. The research method was descriptive. Through stratified random sampling technique,physical plants in twenty-nine primary schools were assessed by 116 teachers using the questionnaire method. Chi-square was the method of data analysis. The result showed that while land space for development purposes were adequate, classrooms, sports and recreation equipment, toilet facilities and portable water were inadequate. However, rural and urban dichotomy was only significant in the tables and chairs for pupils.It was suggested that parents’ involvement in the provision of school plant and facilities should be encouraged.