IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH (JPSLR )

E-ISSN 2504-883X
P-ISSN 2695 2432
VOL. 8 NO. 1 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jpslr.v8.no1.2022.pg21.43

---

Public Policy Implementation and Availability of Facilities/Infrastructures in Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Rivers State, 2008 – 2018

Davies E.O Ph.D, Nsiegbe G.* Ph.D & Ogbonna, B.N

---

Abstract

Educational policy implementation in Nigeria have been hit in the main by incidences of poor availability of physical facilities/infrastructures. This paper examines public policy implementation and availability of facilities/infrastructures in primary and junior secondary schools in Rivers State between 2008 – 2018. The paper is guided by the single proposition that, there is no significant difference in universal basic education policy implementation and the availability of facilities/infrastructures in schools in Rivers State. The paper is anchored on the Programme Evaluation Theory as its analytical framework. A sample of 600 schools was purposively derived from a population of 1,332 of both primary and secondary schools in the state. This was evenly distributed to the 3 senatorial districts in the state. Data for the paper was generated via questionnaire distributed to the 600 principals and head teachers of the selected schools, and via secondary sources such as books, UBE policy documents, etc. Generated data was analyzed using Gross Enrolment Ratio Growth Rate, Teacher/Pupil Ratio, T-test and Diagrammatic Representation. As part of its findings, the paper revealed that, the situation of education in the state is not in consonant with the objectives of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) policy. Also, that the state government’s stance for free compulsory basic education is only but an elusive agenda. As such the paper recommends that; the state government should devise more inclusive strategies that will ultimately seek to enforce the free education for every child within the UBE age. This can be done by adopting the “parent-teacher team” of monitors and enforcers of this policy.

keywords:

public policy, availability, implementation, schools, UBE

---

References:

Aboyi, E. A. [2004]: Universal Basic Education and the Sustenance of Democracy and National
Development. Multidiscilinaty Journal of Research Development [NARDJ. Vol. 3[5].

Adams D. [1993]. Defining Education Quality. The Journal of the International society of
Educational Planning. Memphis State University

Adawo M. A. [2011] Has Education (Human Capital) Contributed to the Economic Growth of
Nigeria? Journal of Economics and International Finance Vol. 3(1.),
pp.
46-58,
downloaded from http://v.academicjournals.org/JEIF on 7/21/201.1

Adeniran I. [2000]. Opening Address by the Hon. Minister of Education. UBE for Nigeria
Proceedings of the education mini sv.mmit. Abuja. Nov. 29 1999.

Aderinoye, R.A. [1997]. Literacy Education in Nigeria. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.

Adesina, S. [1977]. Planning Educational Development in Nigeria. Lagos Educational
Industrial Ltd.

Adewale, J. G. Famuyinwa O. O. Onabamio C. I. and Odunuga, J. B. [2002]. Introduction
to Measurement and Evaluation in Education. Ibadan Power House press and
Publishers.

Adewole, Timothy D. [2001]. The family and successful implementation of the UBE
programme in Nigeria Teacher Education Today. Journal of Committee of
Provosts of College of Education in Nigeria. [1]

Adeyanju, T.K., Abolade, J. O. and Junuid, MI. [2001]. ?Providing for out of school and street
children in the UBE programme?. UBE forum: Journal of Basic Education in Nigeria.

Ahmed C. A. [1999]. An Evaluation of the Nomadic Education Programme in North- East
Nigeria: 1986-1996. Unpublished Ph.D Thesis University of Ibadan

Aluede, R.O.A. (1999). Multi-ethnic/multi-cultural Background to contemporary educational
disparity. The progress of Education, 76 [3].

Ayeni , M. A. [2000]: Secondary Education: A New Look at Nigerian Adolescents and Young
adults. A paper presented at the 18 th Annual Conference of Philosophy of Education
Association of Nigeria.

Dewey, J. [1916]. Democracy and Education, New York. The Macmillan Co.
Falayajo, W. [1988]. From Assessment of students to the Evaluation of the performance of and
Educational system. Towards a policy oriented approach to students
Assessment. A
seminar paper presented at the WAEC monthly seminar.

Federal Ministry of Education (2000) A J. UBE for Nigeria: Proceedings of the Education
Mini Summit. Abuja.

Federal Ministry of Education [2000b]. Education Today. 8:2

Federal Ministry of Education [2000c]. Education Today. 8:4

Federal Republic of Nigeria [2000a]. UBE: implementation guideline.

Federal Republic of Nigeria [200b]. UBE programme at a glance.
FGN/UNICEF/UNESCO (1997). Monitoring of learning achievement (M.L.A.) project.
FGN/UNICEF/UNESCO/UNDP (2004). Comprehensive Education. Project secondary data
report; National Report FME; UNICEF/UNESCO/UNDP Lagos and Abuja.

FME (2001). Education Toda December.

FME (2003a). Education sector status report, Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos.

FME (2003b). Education sector analysis ESA 2003. Problems of Education in Nigeria, Abuja.

FME [2000]: World Bank

Fuller, B. and Heyneman, S. P. 1989. Third world school quality. Current collapse. Future
potential. Educational Researcher. 18:2.

Fuller, H. [1987]. What school factors raise achievement in the third world? Review of
Educational Research 57.
Holy Bible. King James Version.

Itedjere, P. 0.[1990]: History of Education. Osasu Publishers, Benin City Ikelegbe, A. 0. [1988].
Free Education Programme in Southwestern Nigeria. A Policy
performance
Evaluation. Unpublished Ph.D Thesis. University of Thadan.
Ikelegbe, A. 0., Public Policy Making and Analysis. (Benin City: Un Publishing Ltd
1994).

James Anderson, Public Policy Making (New York: Holt Rinehart and
Winston,
1978).

Kosemani, J.M. and Okorosoye-Orubite, A.K. (1975). History of Nigerian Education: A new
contemporary analysis. Abbe Publishers, Port Harcourt.

National Planning Commission (NPC) and UNICEF (2001). Children and Women Rights
in Nigeria. A Wake-up call, situation assessment and analysis. National Planning
Commission (NPC) and UNICEF (2001). Children’s and Women’s
rights in
National Policy of Education (2004). Abuja NERDC.

Nigeria: A wake up call situation assessment and analysis. National Policy of Education (2004).
Abuja NERDC.

Obanya Pai (2006). ?Hindsight and foresight in the UBE planning process?. Education
8 Sept.
Today,
Obama.. Pin (2002). Revitalizing Education in Africa Stirling Holden Publishers.
Obanya.. Pal (2003). Quality Education of Basic Education: A comprehensive model.
Nigerian Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation 41: 87-89.

Onwuakpa, E.I.W. (1998). ?An evaluation of some school quality indicators in Imo State
Secondary Schools?. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Ibadan.

Onv’uakpa, E.I.W. (2000). Dimensions of monitoring and evaluation of the Universal
Education (UBE) programme in Nigeria Education Today 8, 2 Sept.
Basic
Osahcaa.. E. 0. & Osahon, M. E. [2006]. ?Achieving Sound democratic culture through
Universal Basic education [UBE] in Nigeria. Knowledge review?. A
Multidisciplinary Journal . NAFAK. Vol. 13[4].

Osahon, E. O. & Osahon, M. E. [2006]. ?Achieving Sound democratic culture through
Universal Basic education [UBE] in Nigeria. Knowledge review?. A Multidisciplinary
Journal. NAFAK. Vol. 13[4].

Osai.. 3 0 (2006). Governance at the Grassroots of Nigeria: An Experiential Explication.
Ulamba Publishers)
(UP
Plato (1974). The Republic, Desmond Lee (Trans), Penguin Books.
Rose C and Nyre, E.N. (1977). The practice of Education ERIC/Th4 Report 65.

Ross PH (1972). Booby-trap and Pittalls in the evaluation of social action programmes in C.H.
Wess. (ed). Evaluating action programmes, readings in social action and education.
floswi-Aflyn and Bacon Inc., 224 — 235.

Rivers S Universal Basic Educational Law (no. 4, 2005)

Rivers S Universal Basic Education Board Annual Report (March-December, 2006)

Rivers S Universal Basic Education Board Medium term report 2017
Scriven, M. (1967). The methodology of evaluation. In Stake R.S.S. (ed) Perspective of
Curriculum Evaluation. AERA Monograph series on curriculum evaluation. No. 1
Chicago. Rand McNally, 39 – 82.

Stake, R.E. (1967). Towards a technology for the evaluation of educational programmes. In
Ralph, Iyler W. Gagne, Robert M. & Scriven M. (Eds). Perspectives of Curriculum
Evaluation. AERA monograph series on curriculum evaluation. No. 1 Chicago Rand
MacNally.
Them De. Understanding Public Policy. (Englewood; Printice, Hall, 1972)

UBE (2000). UBE programme: a case of UBE as first change.
UBE (2000).
UBE Digest 1(1) December

UBE (2001a). UBE forum. Journal of Basic Education in Nigeria 1 (1).

UBE (2001b). UBE Digest 1 (1) December.

UBE (2001c). National Assessment.

UBE (2002a). Information on UBE.

DOWNLOAD PDF

---

Back