INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING ON THE PROVISION AND UTILIZATION OF STUDENTS’ SERVICES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper discussed the influence of educational planning on the provision and utilization of students’ services in secondary schools in Nigeria. Educational planning is the application of rational systematic analysis to the process of educational development application of rational systematic analysis to the process of educational development with the aim of making education more effective and efficient in responding to the needs and goals of the learners and the society. Students’ services is considered as all the non-academic services rendered to students at the school setting outside the formal classroom instructions. Among the services available to students, the most important are...