School Plant Planning: A Prerequisite for the Attainment of Educational Goals and Objectives

Abstract

School plant planning is often considered an essential aspect of educational planning. The realization of educational goals and objectives is attainable through appropriate school plant planning. It therefore behooves that school plant is appropriately planned to facilitate the effectiveness of school system. This paper examines conceptual clarification of school plant planning, shows the need for school plant planning in an ideal school system, observes school plant planning process, considers challenges of school plant planning in Nigeria and concludes that the realisation of educational goals and objectives, no doubt, depends on the extent to which government and administrators of schools are able to give school plant planning adequate attention needed. It is recommended that considerable time be devoted in planning school plant for both intended and existing schools in order to achieve the educational goals and objectives.

Keywords: School plant planning, Educational goal, Educational objective and Facility