An Examination of Critical Problems Associated with the Implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme in Nigeria

Ejere, Emmanuel Iriemi

doi:10.5539/ies.v4n1p221

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“…Insufficient budget allocation Insufficient budget allocation to the education sector is one of the factors responsible for schooling without learning in Nigeria. Even though the Nigerian government has continued to reiterate its commitment to the development of the education sector, Nigeria's education sector has received much lower than 26% of national budget, as recommended by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) so as to enable the nations to adequately cater for rising education demands (Ejere, 2011;Famurewa, 2014;Ibara, 2011;Ololube, 2016;Tiamiyu, 2012). Sadly, the Nigerian government has been consistently underfunding the sector.…”

Section: Teachers' Absence From Classroomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the library is well organized and used, it helps schools to achieve its objectives as stated in Nigeria's policy of education. But what we have today in most schools can be called archivist's collection and not library because books are not available and even if they are, they are out of students' reach (Acho and Abuh, 2016;Agabi, 2014;Ejere, 2011;Ekankumo and Kemebaradikumo, 2014;Onyeike and Owuama, 2012). Taken together, it can be said that lack of or inadequate availability of infrastructure is among the factors that contribute to the falling quality of education in Nigeria.…”

Section: Teachers' Absence From Classroomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the same vein, embezzlement and misappropriation of funds that is meant for school development projects by government agencies is a common knowledge in Nigeria. It is obvious that not all funds allotted for the UBE programme are used for the planned purposes due to high level of fraud in key implementing agencies and uneconomical spending (Ajayi, 2007;Edho, 2009;Egonmwan, 2002;Ejere, 2011;Ololube, 2016;SERAP, 2013;World Bank Report, 2008). According to Arong and Ogbadu (2010), recruitment and posting of teachers to schools has some corruption elements.…”

Section: Fiscal Yearmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But the forgoing benefits hinge on learning, and schooling without learning is a squandered opportunity. In addition, it is a great recognition that the children whose nations fail are the ones who are most in need of a sound education to prosper in life (Ajayi, 2007;Ejere, 2011;Makinde, 2010;Ololube et al, 2016;World Bank Report, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sadly, with Education for all Development Index (EDI) of less than 0.8, Nigeria is among 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that is very far from accomplishing EFA objectives (Ejere, 2011;The Nation Newspaper, 2008). Global competitiveness report for the period 2009-2010 indicates that Nigeria's basic education level was ranked 132 nd out of the 133 countries that were surveyed (Daily Sun Newspaper, 2009;Ejere, 2011). Similarly, the recent report from the World Bank revealed that Nigerian primary and secondary school children went to school without leaning.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Addressing the Factors Responsible for Schooling without Learning in Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Suleiman¹,

Abubakar²,

Akanbi

2019

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The most often debated topic among stakeholders in education and the generality of Nigerians today is the issue of decline in the quality of education at all levels (primary, secondary and tertiary institutions). To substantiate the foregoing debate, a new World Bank Report (2018) warns of learning crisis in Nigeria and other developing countries which face moral and economic problems because primary and secondary schools fail to equip students with the right education to succeed in life and that without learning, education would fail to deliver on its promise to eliminate extreme poverty and create shared opportunity and prosperity for all. Despite the establishment of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in 1999, which is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the acquisition of the appropriate levels of literacy, manipulative and life skills as well as the ethical, moral and civic values needed for laying the foundation for lifelong learning for children, have continued to be a mirage. In view of the foregoing, this study examined the factors responsible for schooling without learning in primary and junior secondary schools. Those factors include insuffiient budget allocation to education, lack of adequate infrastructure, lack of qualified teachers and poor remuneration package, and corruption. In addressing the aforementioned factors, this study used World Bank’s (2018) solutions which have four steps. The fist step is to find the truth from facts; the second step is to assess the learning so that it become a measurable goal; the third step is to make schools work for all children and the fourth step is to mobilize everyone who has stake in learning. In addition, recommendations were provided to ensure that the rising case of schooling without learning is eradicated.<br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" />

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Section: Teachers' Absence From Classroomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Teachers' Absence From Classroomsmentioning

confidence: 99%