ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The newly adopted Universal Basic Education programme is part of Nigeria’s effort to uphold and renew it’s commitment for the provision and promotion of basic education for all. The Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme is a school quality programme which aimed at repositioning education; especially at the basic level with the motive to play its role as a positive instrument of change and development. This study was guided by two objectives which were translated into research questions. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. 2,628 head Teachers of primary and Junior Secondary schools were used as population of the study, and 300 Head Teachers were randomly selected as sample size, based on Research Advisers committee (2006) recommendation. The instruments used for data collection was Check list and Proforma. Both face, content and construct validity of the instrument were established by Experts in measurement and Evaluation. Percentages, Rating, Mean, and bar chart were used for answering research questions. The findings showed that there was a partial implementation of UBE Objectives in UBE schools in Taraba States, and there were shortage of human and material resources availability in Taraba State UBE schools. It was recommended that: there should be a concerted effort by all stakeholders to ensure that UBE objectives are fully implemented. There should be an effort by Stakeholders to ensure that human and material resources are made sufficiently available and evenly distributed to the various UBE schools in Taraba State.