Management of School Based Healthcare Programmes (SBHP) for Sustainable Public Secondary Education during Post COVID-19 Era in Cross River State of Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined management of School-Based Healthcare Programmes (SBHP) for sustainable public secondary education during post Covid-19 era in Cross River State of Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted with a research question and a null hypothesis to guide the study. Census approach was used to select all the 264 principals for the study since the population was not too large to warrant randomization. Data were collected using researchers’ constructed instrument titled: Management of School-Based Healthcare Programmes for Sustainable Secondary Education during post Covid-19 Scale (MSBHPSSEC-19S). The instrument was validated by 3 experts in the fields of Educational Management, Human Kinetics and Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability was established through Cronbach alpha which yielded .89. Data collected were analyzed using the descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of Pearson’s product moment correlation techniques. Results obtained revealed that management of school-based healthcare programmes for sustainable secondary education during post Covid-19 Outbreak in Cross River State is very low. It was also found that management of school-based healthcare programmes does not significantly relate to sustainable secondary education during post COVID-19 era in the State. It was therefore recommended among others that principals should integrate the guidelines for COVID-19 prevention and control to promote sustainable school management as endorsed by Federal Ministry of Health, UNICEF, NCDC and WHO.