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Article Title: Repositioning Education In Nigeria Through Adequate Health Facilities: A Case Study Of Secondary Schools In Delta State
by A.G Ossai (Ph.D)

Abstract:
Education is considered to be a key instrument of human and economic transformation in all nations of the world. The effectiveness of such education depends on the decision to review the content and approaches of the present education system in Nigeria. This paper, therefore, aimed at repositioning Nigeria�s education through adequate health facilities, using secondary schools in Delta State as a case study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research method. From a population of 12,266 teachers and 3,279 Principals in the government owned secondary schools in Delta State, 50 principals and 600 teachers were selected as sample. Data were collected and analysed using mean and one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), conducted at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female teachers on sources of drinking water in schools in Delta State. It also showed that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female teachers on availability of sanitation facilities in schools in Delta State. The findings indicated that there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female teachers on method of refuse disposal in schools in Delta State. The paper recommends that government and school authorities should make effort to ensure that students have access to good source of drinking water, good sanitation facilities and device safe method of waste disposal. In fact, secondary schools could be repositioned and benefit reaped in schools in Delta State.

Keywords: Education, Health Care, Health Facilities, Secondary School

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