Original Research Article

Policy Implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme in Rural and Urban Nigeria: Evaluation on Teachers’ Development, Provision and Maintenance of Physical Resources

Haastrup Timilehin Ekundayo¹ and Akinsuroju Oluwatosin Emmanuel^2*

¹Department of Educational Management, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria
²Department of Educational Management and Business Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria

*Corresponding Author's E-mail: Oluwatosin.akinsuroju@fuoye.edu.ng
Mob.: +2348066217117

Received: 28 June 2022  I  Accepted: 08 August 2022  I  Published: 17 December 2022  I  Article ID: MRJER22015
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Abstract

This study evaluated the Policy Implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme in Rural and Urban Nigeria, with the objective of assessing the policy implementation on Teachers’ Development, Provision and Maintenance of Physical Resources for achieving a functional UBE programme in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select the total sample of 700 teachers and 36 education stakeholders from which information was collected. A self-constructed questionnaire titled: “Teachers’ Development, Provision and Maintenance of Physical Resources and Policy Implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme Questionnaire” (TDPMPRPIUBEPQ) that gave a reliability coefficient of 0.86 after using the test-retest method of reliability. Three research questions and three hypotheses were tested using mean (with an acceptance level of 2.50) and one way analysis of variance statistical tools at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that teachers’ development programmes were adequately provided in Rural and Urban Nigeria. Also, Physical Resources were not adequately provided and maintained in Rural Nigeria for the achievement of a functional UBE programme. The study recommended provision of adequate school facilities, periodic and compulsory training and re-training programmes for UBE teachers across the nation so that government investment in UBE programmes will not be a waste.

Keywords: Implementation, Physical Resources, Policy, Teachers’ Development, Universal Basic Education Programme (UBEP)