Management of Records in Public Secondary Schools of Lagos State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This article investigated management of records in public secondary schools of Lagos State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique with questionnaire, observation and interview methods were usedfor data collection through ten research assistants. 257 school managers (principals) were randomly sampledfrom a total of 355 out of which 240 responded and their copies of questionnnaire were found valid for analysis given a response rate of 93.4 per cent. The study found that the studied schools had no functional records management system. The estimated total volume of records generated and managed was (X = 2.555,070; S. E. = 1 180.33). There were no records policy, record centre management operations were not performed. Vital records were protected from possible disasters by boxing, lock-up the store, fumigation, dusting, lock-up file cabinets and unauthorized access. The non-records were disposed through
outsale to food vendors, burning, burying and dumping into the sea. It was therefore recommended that functional records management programme be implemented in the public secondary schools. of Lagos State.