IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 10 NO. 3 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v10.no3.2025.pg1.13

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Availability of Teaching Staff in Ube Programme and Educational Development of the Girl-Child in Bayelsa State

Dr Diepreye Okodoko, Silon Ebiye Franca

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Abstract

The research examined UBE teaching staff availability and Bayelsa State female education. The study used correlational survey research. The research included 4445 female Junior Secondary two and three pupils from Ogbia, Sagbama, and Southern Ijaw school zones in Bayelsa State. The research included 556 female students (13% of the population) recruited using proportional stratified random selection. Data was collected using a 10-item questionnaire called the Availability of Teaching Staff in UBE Programme and Educational Development of the Girl-Child Questionnaire (ATSUBEPEDGQ). The research supervisor and two measurement and evaluation specialists from the department of educational foundations, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island Bayelsa State, validated the instrument. The reliability coefficients of the instrument internal consistencies were calculated using Cronbach's Alpha. The reliability coefficients for teaching staff and girl-child education were.812 and.811, respectively. Model summary of basic regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) analysis for the study question and hypothesis were used in SPSS version 26 to analyse the data. The research found that UBE program teaching staff affects girl-child educational growth in schools. The study equally recommended that government should employ more trained and qualified teaching staff in schools, especially trained female teachers. This will empower girls to stay in schools and will remain as role models to other girls in rural areas where they are mostly needed.

keywords:

Ube programme, Availability of teaching staff, Educational development, Girl-

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