ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out the
factors affecting the implementation of Universal Basic Education (U B E) in
Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state. This study used teachers in
the four selected secondary schools structure questionnaires were used for
collection of data. The collected date were organized using frequency tables,
it includes personal contracts some students and their teachers all was to find
their own options as regard to the implementation of UBE. Further more the data
collected was represented in tables and written statement was to interpret
then.
TABLE OF
CONTENT
Chapter One
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Research question
Scope of the study
Limitations of study
Definition of study
Chapter Two
Literature Review
Chapter Three
Research methodology
Population and sample
Source of data collection
Sample and sampling method
Sampling design/procedure
Questionnaires
Personal interviews
Validity of instrument
Reliability of the instrument
Analysis of data
Chapter Four
Analysis of data
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
Conclusion
Recommendations
Suggestions for further studies
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The
Universal Basic Education (UBE) in a broader concept and more ambitious
programme than that of the universal primary education (UPE), the universal
basic education is intended to inculcate more forcefully on the life of
Nigerians than the universal primary education. Although the universal basic
education is a programme, it also an educational programme for the acquisition
of functional literacy and skills, the type of education that will inculcate an
understanding of the need for unity such that is required in Nigeria the
development of conduct and attitudes that can foster unity, patriotism and
tolerance, special emphasis should be place on peace and unity, that unities us
in our diversity. It is necessary to be noted what it takes to make a nation
strong and self reliant, above all to impact into the citizenry a sense of
belonging so as to make them for effective respond to their responsibility.
Ernwaca us called upon to encourage and commission mere research in all aspect
of UBE and devise ways to diffuse the funding to as wide audience as possible
in order to stimulate policy and public dialogue.
The Nigeria
educational system is guided by clearly defined aims and objectives, which are
intended to mould the society into the defined form through the instrumentation
of educational outcome from time to time and facilities a clear understanding
of the successes status of our educational programme. Education is an
instrument of social, mental and economic development, through which right
values and attitude for proper development are inculcated. Educational
innovation consequently evolves whenever there are deficiencies in or problem
with the accomplishment of objectives. Among such innovation are the
introduction of universal primary education (UPE), the 6-3-3-4 system of
education, introducing technology, integrated science and so on and recently
the universal basic education (UBE) was launched by president Olusegun Obasanjo
in Sokoto on the 30 September 1999. The objectives of the programme include.
i. Facilitation of growth and development
ii. Enhancement of quality education for all citizen.
iii. Addressing the implementation of educational
policies designed to achieve the notable objectives in the national policy on
education.
During the launching ceremony of the Universal Basic Education
(UBE) the honorable minister of education in his speech stated that universal
education in his speech stated that universal basic education is Nigeria
response to the education for all nations of the global community. More so, the
programme was envisaged to be a solid foundation for life along learning and
evolution of Nigeria into a learning society in order to improve the average
literacy rate of Nigerians from the current 51% to something close to 90%.
The primary
and pre-primary level is very important because it is here the foundation
should be consolidated at the junior secondary level of the programme. Despite
the national policy on education (NPE) 1977m revised 1981, which has provided
that the mother tongue be used as a medium of restriction to English in the
upper primary classes most school around the country use English right from
nursery and primary schools. Similarly, the policy provisions for these
languages to be taught as school subject are not being implemented in most
schools around the country. In nomadic and adult education, the intention is to
give opportunity to those who by virtue of the culture and social economic
background, were they are unable to benefit from the femoral education early in
life are to be treated specially along with the deft and dumb disable and
blind. The treatment revolved adequate materials for learning.
This study
intends to find out if:
1. Lack of qualified teachers a problem facing the
implementation of universal basic education (UBE)
2. If finance is a constraint to the implementation
of universal basic education.
3. Whether equipment/materials is a problem
affecting the implementation of universal basic education.
4. If the attitudes of students are problem
affecting the implementation.
5. If the attitude of parents towards the
implementation of universal basic education (UBE)
6. Beliefs are problem facing the implementation of
universal basic education (UBE).
In
connection with the statement of problem earlier state, the purpose of the
study or investigating is to find out more about the problem facing or
militating against the programme in Oredo local government area.
The
research questions are listed below:
1. Does lack of qualified teacher a factor
affecting the implementation of UBE?
2. Does lack of qualified teachers a factor
affecting the performance of students?
3. Does inadequate facilities a factor affecting
the implementation of UBE?
4. Does government failure to provide the required
facilities will also affect the implementation of UBE?
5. Does lack of finance a factor affecting the
implementation of UBE?
Teachers’
role in the universal basic education (UBE) is very vital and essential in the
societal progress. It is therefore factual that people need to acquire those
proficiencies that are completely necessary for the development of the nation.
It is important to know that the quality of education we have and ensure proper
delivery if there is more qualified teachers.
In carrying
out this research, the researcher made the assumption that the information
given by the respondents are related to a large extent, the true situation in
the schools in Ovia north east local government area of Edo State. The sample
used for the study is representative of the student’s population in the local
government area.
Some terms
have been frequently used to mention in the process of conducting this research
for the purpose of promoting simplicity and clarity of work, some of these
terms are defined below.
Universal:
This refers to event, which affects people in the wider area.
Basic: Restricted ort limited in the foundation
aspect of development
Education:
This refers to the aggregate of all the process by and other forms of behaviour
of positive values in the society in which we live.
Ernwaca:
Educational research network for west and Central Africa
Research: AS
careful study of a subject especially in order to discover new facts or
information about it.
Roles: These are the various parts which one
plays in the execution of the programme. It also means the contribution of a
person to the achievement in certain objective.
Implementation:
This means carryout a designed programme according to how it was planned.
Background: The
details of a person’s family education experience etc.
Panoramic: A
view of a wide area of land or a description study or set of pictures that
present all the different aspects or stages of a particular subject event etc.
Project: A
planned piece of work that is designed to find information about some thing. It
is also what you discover from the known to the unknown.
Survey: An investigation of the opinion,
behaviour etc of a particular group of people which is usually done by asking
them questions in an act of e examining and recording the measurement, features
etc of an area of land in order to make a map or plan of it.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0327 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 55 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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