An Assessment Of Quality Attainment Between Public And Private Secondary Schools In Uyo Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the StudyIn Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, about 12% of 15 year old attend a private secondary school; define as a school under the control of a private entity. Though government may subsidize some of the costs, parents still have to pay more to send their children to private schools. There is a considerable interest in the differences in quality attainment of students who attend private secondary schools and public secondary schools and particularly in the factors underlying these differences for instance, if quality attainments such as…