OGBUAGU, FRANCA UGO, (Ph.D.)
EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, EBONYI STATE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA.
Abstract.
The main purpose of the study was to assess the implementation of UBE in Ebonyi
State, in order to determine the extent of success achievement on some factors
such as free and compulsory education and infrastructural provision.
The study answered three research questions and tested three null hypotheses.
Descriptive survey design was adopted. The study was limited to all the state
owned primary and junior secondary schools in the state. The population of the
study comprised 10,524 primary school teachers and 5,485 junior secondary
school teachers, making the total population to be 16,009. Ten percent of the
population which is 1,600 was selected using the simple random sampling
technique. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire, designed
on a four point scale by the researcher. The text of internal consistency (reliability)
was conducted using cronbach alpha, and it yielded 0.97. data were analyzed
using mean, standard deviations were used to answer the research questions and
Z-text was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of
the study showed that UBE in Ebonyi State is to some extent free and compulsory.
There were inadequate infrastructures in the schools. Based on these findings the
follow recommendations were made; Government at all levels should enforce the
free and compulsory universal Basic Education, by evoking the necessary
sanctions on defaulters as contained in the UBE Act, 2004; among other things.
Keywords: Free, Compulsory, Education and Universal Basic Education.
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