The Perceived Influence Of Selected Educational Facilities Of Boarding School On Student’s Academic Success: The Case Of Ambo Ifa Boru Secondary Special Boarding School

Abstract

The study intended to investigate the perceived influence of selected educational facilities of boarding school on student’s academic success: the case of Ambo Ifa Boru secondary special boarding school, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia. It adopted descriptive and correlational or explanatory research design. The researcher was used mixed research approach, both quantitative and qualitative research method with the researcher employing Key informant interviews, questionnaires, and observational checklist as data collection instrument. For the quantitative section of the investigation, simple random sampling-lottery method was used. For the qualitative part of the examination purposive sampling or the convenience sampling was used. The quantitative study has a sample size of 131 respondents return the questionnaires. Six key informants were provided the qualitative data. The SPSS 26 version used to analyse the quantitative data. Descriptive statistics were utilized to assess the quantitative data. The multiple linear regressions model test was also done to see whether there were any perceived influence library, dormitory, food and toilet facilities on students’ academic success. Independent sample t-test was done to assess whether there is the mean difference on academic success between male group and female group and Pearson correlation to identify whether there was the relationship between school food provision and academic success of student. The result of this study showed that the school library, dormitory, food and toilet facility has the statistically significant perceived influence on student’s academic success. Recommendation given was: school directors, West Shewa Zone educational office, and Oromia regional education bureau should have to paid attention to fulfill facility gap seen in the institution.