Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools

Figures & data

Table 1. Population and sample distribution of parents with pupils in primary three.

S/N	LGA.	N of primary schools	Population	Sample (10%)
1	Akamkpa	65	3,100	310
2	Akpabuyo	27	600	60
3	Bakassi	20	650	65
4	Biase	61	3,500	350
5	Calabar South	22	1,500	150
6	Calabar Mun.	25	1,580	158
7	Odulpani	65	3,200	320
	Total	285	14,130	1,413

Source: Cross River State Universal Education Board (2021).

Table 2. Cronbach Alpha reliability estimates for all sub-scales in the instrument used (n = 60).

SN	Variable	No of items	M	SD	α
1	School security	4	10.85	3.41	.81
2	School environment	4	9.68	3.74	.84
3	Quality of teaching	4	10.22	3.67	.82
4	Care for pupils	4	9.92	3.69	.81
5	Safety of the pupils	4	9.95	3.52	.82

Table 3. Independent t-test results showing the difference in parents’ contentment with services based on the nature of school security.

Services	School security	N	M	SD	MD	t	p
Quality of teaching	Safe	441	11.01	2.65	4.51	34.71^ɫ	.000
	Unsafe	972	6.51	2.06
Care for pupils	Safe	441	8.35	3.57	1.14	6.10^ɫ	.000
	Unsafe	972	7.21	3.12
Safety of pupils	Safe	441	9.16	3.73	0.27	1.24	.216
	Unsafe	972	8.89	3.77

^ɫSignificant at the .001 level; df = 1,411; Crit. t = 1.960. N = Number of observations; M = Mean; SD = Standard deviation; MD = Mean difference.

Table 4. One-way ANOVA results showing TPR differences in parents’ contentment with services offered in public primary schools.

Services	Source	SS	df	MS	F-ratio	p
Quality of teaching	Between Groups	2,701.55	2	1,350.78	178.32^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	10,680.74	1,410	7.58
	Total	13,382.29	1,412
Care for pupils	Between Groups	907.62	2	453.81	44.04^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	14,528.09	1,410	10.30
	Total	15,435.71	1,412
Safety of pupils	Between Groups	818.51	2	409.25	30.18^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	19,118.77	1,410	13.56
	Total	19,937.28	1,412

^ɫSignificant at p < .001. SS = Sum of squares; df = Degrees of freedom; MS = Mean square.

Table 5. One-way ANOVA results of the variation in parents’ contentment with public primary schools’ services based on proximity.

Services	Source of variation	SS	df	MS	F-ratio	p
Quality of teaching	Between Groups	2,539.96	3	846.65	110.03^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	10,842.34	1,409	7.70
	Total	13,382.29	1,412
Care for pupils	Between Groups	903.49	3	301.16	29.20^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	14,532.22	1,409	10.31
	Total	15,435.71	1,412
Safety of pupils	Between Groups	805.72	3	268.57	19.78^ɫ	.000
	Within Groups	19,131.56	1,409	13.58
	Total	19,937.28	1,412

^ɫSignificant at p < .001. SS = Sum of squares; df = Degrees of freedom; MS = Mean square.

Table 6. Independent t-test results showing the mean difference in parents' contentment with public primary schools' services based on the school's physical environment.

Services	School environment	N	M	SD	MD	t	p
Quality of teaching	Learning-friendly	762	9.05	3.29	2.47	16.40^ɫ	.000
	Learning-unfriendly	651	6.58	2.16
Care for pupils	Learning-friendly	762	7.88	3.47	0.69	3.91^ɫ	.000
	Learning-unfriendly	651	7.19	3.06
Safety of pupils	Learning-friendly	762	8.97	3.70	1.28	7.10^ɫ	.000
	Learning-unfriendly	651	7.69	3.83

^ɫSignificant at p < .001 level; df = 1,411; Critical t = 1.960. M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation; MD = Mean difference.