TITLE:
Geospatial Assessment of the Contributions of the Major Stakeholders to Secondary Schools in Some Parts of Benue State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
David Sesugh Aule, Mamman Saba Jibril, Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi
KEYWORDS:
GIS, GPS, Spatial Database, Query, Stakeholders, Sponsorship, Ownership
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.13 No.3,
March
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: This study assessed the contributions of the major stakeholders to
secondary school education in some parts of Benue State using geospatial
techniques. It aimed at producing a queriable spatial database of secondary
schools which could be used as a guide for resource distribution and management
in the school system. The study adopted, survey, field observation and
measurement using Global Positioning System (GPS) to obtain the needed data.
Geographic Information System (GIS) and
descriptive statistical techniques were employed to map, visualize and
analyze the data. The result shows that the private sector has the highest
contribution to secondary schools in the area. In the private sector, the
private individuals have the highest contributions to secondary school in the
area both by ownership, sponsorship and size (student population). The
implication is that the system will suffer exploitation by the dominant private
individuals in the system. It was recommended that further research should be
conducted to assess the relationship between government efforts and other
stakeholders on the spatial distribution of secondary schools in the study
area.