Abstract
The purpose of the study was to appraise general maintenance practices in secondary schools and technical colleges in Adamawa state. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and one null hypothesis was also formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for this study was 265 respondents, comprising 220 teachers and 45 school administrators in both secondary schools and technical colleges of Adamawa State. The instrument used for data collection was a 28-item structured questionnaire titled: Appraisal of General Maintenance Practices in Secondary Schools and Technical Colleges in Adamawa State (AGMPSSTCAS). Five point rating scale structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyses the research questions with bench mark of 3.50 as index for agreeing with any of the questionnaire item, and the null hypothesis was tested using z-test. The findings of the study, among others, revealed that secondary schools and technical colleges in Adamawa state do not use general maintenance practice like: corrective, preventive routing, maintenance, and emergency repair. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations among others have been made: Adamawa State secondary schools and technical college administrators should take more serious considerations and policies that will change the poor state of maintenance practice in the secondary schools and technical colleges.