APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS: A PATHWAY TO ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL GOALS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper examined application of professional ethics in the management of school funds: A pathway to achieving educational goals in secondary schools in Nigeria. Ethics is basically concerned with rightness and goodness that are cultivated to attain predetermined goals. Ethics shapes the life of all individuals in the society which enables the individual to understand why certain actions deserve blame and others praise. Therefore, professional ethics are conducts that are exhibited while carrying out professional duties. The application of professional ethics lead to an effective management. The study reviewed the concept of effective accountability, discipline, confidentiality and effective record keeping as professional ethics in the management of school funds for effective realization of educational goals. From the discussions of this paper, it was revealed and concluded that the application of professional ethics ensures the achievement of secondary education goals for optimum national development. The paper went a step end to suggest that administrators of secondary schools should often cultivate the spirit of accountability in the management of school funds for effective realization of the goals of education.