Impact of Universal Basic Education Programme on Girl–Child Education in Jigawa State (1999-2010)
Impact of Universal Basic Education Programme on Girl–Child Education in Jigawa State (1999-2010).
ABSTRACT
The study is to assess the impact of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme on Girl Child Education in Jigawa State. The population of the study consists of 1085 primary schools, 195 junior secondary schools with a total of 8298 teachers for both levels.
The study is designed to achieve the following objectives: examine the impact of UBE program on enrolment, retention and transition, evaluate the effectiveness of the policy framework for delivery of Basic Education.
Examine the role of school as it affects Girl- Child Education; efforts of UBE in minimizing gender disparity in education, and assess the quality of basic education.
Descriptive research method was employed; stratified sampling technique was used in selection of the sample size in line with Krejcie and Morgan (1970).a total of 783 copies of structured questionnaire were used for data collection.
Respondents comprised teachers, parents, and principals. Data were analyzed along the study objectives and research questions. Items were scored in frequency and percentage with mean score computed on five point interval scale used for the test of hypotheses and P>0.5 was used i.e. any f-value that is below 0.5 was rejected.
Scheffe test was used to compare the mean scores by the different groups. Out of the eight hypotheses, two were accepted and four rejected.
The research study discovered that the role of the school environment was adequate but parents did not agree with this opinion, finance for UBE programme for the Girl-Child was not transparent, institutional capacity to deliver Girl Child Education in the state was adequate.
Policies for the implementation of the Girl-Child Education in the state were found effective, UBE had significant impact on the enrolment and retention of the Girl Child in school.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page – – – – – – – – – i
Declaration – – – – – – – – – ii
Certification – – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – v
Abstract – – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – – – – – vii
List of Tables – – – – – – – – – x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study – — – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the problem – – – – – – 3
1.3 Objectives of the study – – – – – – 4
1.4 Research Question – – – – – – – 5
1.5 Hypotheses – – – – – – – – 6
1.6 Basic Assumptions – – – – – – – 7
1.7 Significance of the study – – – – – – 8
1.8 Scope of the study – – – – – – – 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 10
2.2 Conception framework – – – – – – 10
2.3 Overview of UBE programme – – – – – 11
2.4 Girl child education in Africa – – – – – – 13
2.5 Girl child education in Jigawa – – – – – 15
2.6 Problems affecting girl child Education in Jigawa state- – – 16
2.7 Challenges of UBE programme Affecting Girl child Education- – 17
2.8 Concept of school Environment – – – – – 24
2.9 Conventions and declaration on UBE – – – – – 25
2.10 Project Initiated for the improvement of the Girl Child Education – 27
2.11 Barriers to Girl-Child Education – – – – – 29
2.12 Empirical studies – – – – – – – 31
2.13 Summary – – – – – – – – 33
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 34
3.2 Research Design – – – – – – – 34
3.3 Population – – – – – – – – 34
3.4 Sample Procedure – – – – – – – 35
3.5 Instrumentation – – – – – – – 36
3.6 Result of pilot study and reliability of the instrument – – 37
3.7 Administration of Instrument – – – – – – 38
3.8 Statistical technique – – – – – – – 39
CHAPTER FOUR: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 41
4.2 Presentation of demographic variable of the respondents – – 42
4.3 Impact of UBE on Girl Child school enrolment, transition and retention in Jigawa State – – – – – – – – 44
4.4 Assessment of the effectiveness of the policy framework for the delivery of Basic Education to the Girl – Child in Jigawa State – – – 49
4.5 Examination of the impact of UBE on institutional capacity to deliver Girl-Child Education in Jigawa State – – 52
4.6 Examination of the impact of UBE on the organizational climate for Girl-Child Education in Jigawa State – – – – 55
4.7 Examination of the efforts of Universal Basic Education programme in the minimization of gender disparity of Jigawa state Basic Education for the Girl-Child – – 57
4.8 Assessment of the quality of Basic Education of the Girl Child in Jigawa State- – – 60
4.9 Hypothesis Testing – – – – – – – 61
4.10 Summary of Hypotheses Testing – – – – – 82
4.11 Discussions of Findings – – – – – – 83
4.12 Summary of the Major Findings – – – – – 87
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 89
5.2 Summary – – – – – – – – 89
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 91
5.4 Recommendations – – – – – – – 92
5.5 Suggestions for Further Studies – – – – – 92
References – – – – – – – – 93
Appendix I – – – – – – – – 96
Appendix II – – – – – – – – 100
INTRODUCTION
The re-introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1976 was the first major initiative that was aimed at universalizing access to Basic Education in Nigeria. The scope of Basic Education was expanded in 1992 to include pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary school, mass literacy for adolescents, Adults, and Women Education.
The present universal Basic Education scheme can be said to be the product of earlier Educational scheme, programmes and Educational decisions, which could be said to have been bedeviled by problems which the current scheme is expected to address.
The National Policy on Education provides the framework within which planned programmes and activities for Basic Education are implemented, Since the enunciation of the policy in 1992, there have been few attempts either at the federal or state level to focus on the implication of 100% transition from primary to junior secondary.
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