Influence Of School Environment On The Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students In Lagos State

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     Background of the Study The school environment, which include the classrooms, libraries, technical workshops, laboratories, teachers’ quality, school management, teaching methods, peers, etc are variables that affect students’ academic achievement (Ajayi, 2001 and Oluchukwu, 2000).  Hence, the school environment remains an important area that should be studied and well managed to enhance students’ academic performance.           The issue of poor academic performance of students in Nigeria has been of much concern to the government, parents, teachers and even student thems…