African Journal of Political Science

African Journal of Political Science ISSN 3461-2165 Vol. 11 (7), pp. 001-007, July, 2017. © International Scholars Journals

Full length Research Paper

Appraisal of the use of law courts in the administration of justice: A case study of Delta State Secondary Schools, Nigeria

E. D. Nakpodia

Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Delta State University, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel: 08033862036.

Accepted 17 April, 2017

Abstract

The study examined the use of law courts in the administration of secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. An instrument was constructed to collect data in the study. The subjects of the study were 250 teachers randomly selected from schools, comprising 125 males and 125 females. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyse the data collected, and in testing the two null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The results of the analyses revealed that teachers, irrespective of age and experience were against the use of law courts in the administration of justice in secondary schools in Nigeria.

Key words: Law court, justice, education, secondary schools, Nigeria.