Public-Private Partnership Strategies in Transforming Secondary Education in Cross River State: Imperatives for the Attainment of Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020

Abstract

This study examined Public-Private Partnership Strategies in transforming secondary education in Cross River State towards Nigeria’s vision 20:2020 attainment. The survey research design was adopted for this study with two research questions and one hypothesis. Using stratified random sampling, 100 principals were selected from 160 public secondary schools. Data were collected using a researchers’ designed instrument called “School Public- Private Partnership Strategies Questionnaire (SPPPSQ)”. Percentage count, population t-test and rank order were used to statistically analyze data. Results showed a low understanding of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) strategies for the attainment of Nigeria vision 20:2020 by the principals. If public-private partnership is to be used effectively to aid the attainment of the economic objectives of Nigeria’s vision 20:2020, the school-community relation should be encouraged by school administrators to promote private participation for improved school support.

Keywords: Vision 20:2020, secondary education, transforming, public-private, partnership.