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    SCHOOL CLIMATE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMET, 2021-08-18) Suleiman, Karimat
    The study examined school climate on student academic Performance in Niger State public secondary schools. The concept of school climate is explained based on the dimensions of school climate which consist of the physical, social and academic aspect of schools and how it relates to student academic performance. Two theories was used in the study. Five research questions with five purposes and three hypothesis was formulated for the study. The problem of the study is as a result of the poor appearance of school. poor interaction between student, teachers and administration and quality of instructions in the schools. A non experimental correlational design was adopted for the study, the population of the study consist of three thousand, four hundred and thirty three (3433) teachers and two hundred and fifty (250) schools in Niger State Educational zones .Random sampling technique was used in selecting the schools and teachers, the sample size consist of twenty-five (25) schools and (343) teachers representing 10 % of the population. Five research instruments was used for the study; a questionnaire titled Questionnaire for teachers on School Climate and student academic performance (OFTOSCASAP). The data obtained was collated with the use of descriptive and inferential statistical methods, Pearson product moment correlation and t-lest was used for analysing the research hypotheses. Based on the findings in this study, it was concluded that school climate in relation to school building availability of resources, school safety, teaching and learning in school, quality of instruction, interpersonal relationships in the school, decision making and the overall school climate, can affect many areas and people in public secondary schools in Niger State of Nigeria, and they actually pose considerable challenges to the school administrators. Recommendations such as administration, staff, communities and government must work together as a team to create a good learning environment.