State Universal Basic Education Board Research Articles

Political Leadership and Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: An Assessment of Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Uyo

Education for sustainable Development (ESD) targets at acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudinal changes in both formal and informal sectors to increased productive population in the state for job creation and economic self-reliance of the people in present generation without compromising the future generations. However, a gap exists as most leaders in the state failed to give top priority to education as potential nexus for development in Nigeria. Corruption among leaders in the education sector was identified as a major drawback to education in developing economies. The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between political leadership and ESD in Nigeria with reference to Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) using Education Index proxied by literacy rate (average adult year of schooling and expected year of schooling), education budget/implementation, quality and access to education. Descriptive research and Survey of study population of about 40,266 comprising of appointed education officials in 2,826 schools affiliated to SUBEB with sample size of 380 determined using Krejcie and Morgan table (1970). Simple random and stratified random sampling techniques were used to administer 12 items questionnaire on the respondents. Simple percentage, Pearson Moment Correlation Co-efficient and tabular form were adopted for data presentation and analysis. The study among others revealed that: Political leadership has significant direct relationship with ESD in Akwa Ibom State. It recommended policy reforms to reduce anomalies in educational management and adequate funding to meet UNESCO education budget baseline of 26%, employment of more qualified teachers, training and re-training of teachers to develop technical skills in entrepreneurship education; provision of libraries, laboratories and other facilities for modern research/innovations.

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD (SUBEB), UYO

Education for sustainable Development (ESD) targets at acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudinal changes in both formal and informal sectors to increased productive population in the state for job creation and economic self-reliance of the people in present generation without compromising the future generations. However, a gap exists as most leaders in the state failed to give top priority to education as potential nexus for development in Nigeria. Corruption among leaders in the education sector was identified as a major drawback to education in developing economies. The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between political leadership and ESD in Nigeria with reference to Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) using Education Index proxied by literacy rate (average adult year of schooling and expected year of schooling), education budget/implementation, quality and access to education. Descriptive research and Survey of study population of about 40,266 comprising of appointed education officials in 2,826 schools affiliated to SUBEB with sample size of 380 determined using Krejcie and Morgan table (1970). Simple random and stratified random sampling techniques were used to administer 12 items questionnaire on the respondents. Simple percentage, Pearson Moment Correlation Co-efficient and tabular form were adopted for data presentation and analysis. The study among others revealed that: Political leadership has significant direct relationship with ESD in Akwa Ibom State. It recommended policy reforms to reduce anomalies in educational management and adequate funding to meet UNESCO education budget baseline of 26%, employment of more qualified teachers, training and re-training of teachers to develop technical skills in entrepreneurship education; provision of libraries, laboratories and other facilities for modern research/innovations.

SAVING FOR RETIREMENT DAYS: A CURE OR CURSE? A STUDY OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD RETIREES, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

The study is an examination of pension administration as a correlate for retirees’ wellbeing with focus on retirees of Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education board. In this study wellbeing is measured using the OECD standard indicators of health, housing and material conditions. Related literature were reviewed and the social exchange theory was used as the theoretical framework. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design and the purposive and snowball sampling technique. Data was collected from 203 respondents through the use of questionnaire and determined via the Taro Yamane while the simple percentage was used as a method of data analysis. Findings from the study revealed that poor pension administration has a negative impact on the wellbeing of retirees and a majority of the retired primary school teachers have poor wellbeing, a situation they slipped into post-retirement. The material condition of life of retirees is equally deplorable as pension income never comes at the proper time and as such consumption pattern in most retirees’ households have been affected adversely. The study recommends that there should be an adjustment to the pension scheme in terms of its implementation, administration and coordination to ensure early disbursement of funds to retirees Government should encourage a stakeholder engagement forum perhaps quarterly. The existing pension laws should be strengthened and strong disciplinary measures put in place to ensure that those who are involved in looting pension funds face the law.

EFFECT OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ON FRAUD MANAGEMENT IN SELECTED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN OYO STATE

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of forensic accounting practices on fraud management in selected government agencies in Oyo State. The sample for the study are five (5) selected government agencies in Oyo State which are Office of the Accountant General; Hospital Management Board; Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Natural Resources; Local Government Staff Pensions Board; and Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board. The sampling technique used is the census sampling technique. Data were collected with the aid of structure questionnaire. The data was coded and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as correlation and Analysis of Variance. Results reveal that forensic investigation and forensic dispute resolution has a positive and significant effect on fraud management. While forensic litigation was found to have negative and insignificant effect on fraud manageme The studyrecommends that an improvement in forensic practices will lead to better fraud management in most agencies and that the forensic investigator should be more pro-active in combating any form of fraudulent activities in the state.

Boko Haram Violence on Western Schools System in Yobe State of Nigeria

The study is aimed at assessing the effects of Boko Haram Violence on Western schools System in Yobe State, Nigeria. One objective was formulated to guide the study, specifically to establish how Boko Haram violence has affected western schools’ system in Yobe State. A descriptive research design was adopted in which the instruments for data collection was a 10 items questionnaire based on 4-point Likert’s scale of staff of Yobe State universal Basic education Board, teachers, head of schools and PTA/Community members were conducted as a means of generating primary data. The data collected was analyzed using the descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation analysis through a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 16.0 Version) using frequency tables and percentage. The study findings among other revelations discovered that Boko Haram has attacked schools resulting in the indiscriminate destruction of school’s infrastructure and the teaching and learning materials, loss of teachers, killing and kidnapping of school children as well as recruiting children of school going age as suicide bombers and spies. This therefore, has negatively affected the quality and standards of western schools’ system in Yobe State. The study recommended that the federal government should ensure educational facilities are adequately secured, especially in the northern States to forestall attacks on the school which claim the lives of pupils and their teachers alike, while also leading to wanton destruction of school’s infrastructure. Equally, the schools being destroyed by the Boko Haram should be rebuilt and children should be encouraged to go back to schools. Teachers, particularly in Yobe State and northern part of the country should be motivated by special allowances to ameliorate them from untold hardship they suffer as a result of Boko Haram violence. This ensures a high rate of retention of teachers in the school system. On school’s internal security system daily school attendance record books should be adopted by the all schools in Yobe State, likewise students’ movement record book should be introduced and kept by teachers with a daily report to the school head. This will make the school authorities to understand and have controls of the school internal security system during the school hours for the betterments of the students, teachers/personnel within the school environment and society at large.

Local Government and Primary Education in Nigeria: An Overview

Local government in Nigeria has constitutional responsibility in primary education; also, the state and federal government attend to all levels of education, including the primary education. Over the years, local and state governments have constituted the real actors in Nigeria primary education sector through the instrumentality of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA). Constitutionally and financially, local governments remain major actors in primary education, but practically, it is SUBEB who manage schools through LGEA with little or no consultation to local government council, regardless of their huge contributions. The paper intends to look at these challenges and reemphasis the contribution of Local government to Primary Education. Using the secondary method of data collection in form of content analysis, the paper revealed that Local government has contributed immensely to the functioning of primary education, both in mandatory and concurrent capacities with the state government especially in payments of teacher’s salary and allowances, provision of instructional materials, provision of classrooms and other infrastructures needed for the smooth running of primary education in Nigeria. The paper concluded that local governments remain the major actor and provider of primary education in Nigeria.Key Words: Primary Education, Local Government, UBEC, SUBEB, LGEA

Determinants of effective implementation of universal basic education programme in Ikom Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria

This study examined the determinants of effective implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme in Ikom Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions were posed to guide the study. Relevant literature was reviewed based on the variables of the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was made up of all 4,508 public primary school teachers and all the 345 public primary schools in the area while the sample size was 468 public primary school teachers and 156 public primary schools. In selecting the sample for the study, a multi-stage sampling technique was adopted involving stratified random sampling, purposive sampling and accidental sampling. Data was collected for the testing of the two research questions through the use of questionnaire, checklist and secondary source, from State Universal Basic Education Board and analyzed using SPSS. The result of the analysis revealed that instructional monitoring and supervision in schools is poor as only Head teachers do the bulk of monitoring and supervision of instruction. The results further revealed that record keeping practices in schools was below standard. Based on these findings, recommendations were madeKeywords: UBE Programme, Ikom Education zone, instructional monitoring, supervision, record keeping

Analysis of the State Universal Basic Education Board's Execution of Strategic Capacity Building and Teachers' Job Satisfaction in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between the State Universal Basic Education Board's execution of strategic capacity building and teachers' job satisfaction in Akwa Ibom State. One objective, research question and null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The correlational design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 12,566 public primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State. A multi-stage approach was used to select a sample size of 1,750 teachers. Two researcher-developed instruments namely ‘Executing Strategic Capacity Building Questionnaire (ESCBQ) and ‘Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ)’ were both completed by teachers and used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts from the University of Uyo. The Cronbach’s Alpha Statistic was used to ascertain the reliability coefficients of .832 and .790 respectively. Correlation (r) was used to answer research question while the PPMC analysis was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that strategic capacity building has a significant relationship with teachers’ job satisfaction. It is therefore recommended that SUBEB management should strategically design and carryout capacity building programmes for teachers based on needs assessment that leads to successful implementation of educational strategies.

Synthetic Phonics: An Evaluation of Pilot Training for Jolly Phonics Instructors in Nigeria

The low literacy rates and the dearth of quality education in Nigeria has given cause for reading interventions and programs to flow into the country to improve the literacy skills. These call for more investigation into the programs to ascertain their efficacy in teaching Nigerian children how to read and write effectively. This paper evaluates the impact of a three-day teacher training program in which a pre-test and post-test was employed to report data graphically. The program evaluated was based on the ‘Learning to Read’ methodology which is popularly called Jolly Phonics in Nigeria, a brand of synthetic phonics instruction, employed as an intervention by Kebbi state government under the auspices of Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board in partnership with Universal Learning Solutions (ULS, 2015). The value of the Synthetic Phonics instruction through the Jolly Phonics Instructors Pilot Training held in the state attempted to implement the teaching of literacy skills through the synthetic approach to all the primary schools in the state. This research-based program, Jolly Phonics, accentuates the development of phonemic awareness to advance the development of literacy skills in the early years of struggling learners.

Analysis of the State Universal Basic Education Board's Execution of Strategic Capacity Building and Teachers' Job Satisfaction in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between the State Universal Basic Education Board's execution of strategic capacity building and teachers' job satisfaction in Akwa Ibom State. One objective, research question and null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The correlational design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 12,566 public primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State. A multi-stage approach was used to select a sample size of 1,750 teachers. Two researcher-developed instruments namely ‘Executing Strategic Capacity Building Questionnaire (ESCBQ) and ‘Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ)’ were both completed by teachers and used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts from the University of Uyo. The Cronbach’s Alpha Statistic was used to ascertain the reliability coefficients of .832 and .790 respectively. Correlation (r) was used to answer research question while the PPMC analysis was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that strategic capacity building has a significant relationship with teachers’ job satisfaction. It is therefore recommended that SUBEB management should strategically design and carryout capacity building programmes for teachers based on needs assessment that leads to successful implementation of educational strategies. Keywords: Strategy execution, capacity building, job satisfaction DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-5-03

School Mapping And The Universalization Of Basic Education In Imo State, Nigeria

The study investigated school mapping and the universalization of basic education in Imo State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 1,777 consisting of 1,276 Head Teachers, 216 staff of the Imo State Universal Basic Education Board (IMSUBEB) and 285 staff of the Ministry of Education (MoE). The sample size was 327 which is 18.4% of the population. This consisted of 193 head teachers, 64 staff of IMSUBEB and 70 staff of MoE. These were selected using the stratified random sampling technique and the simple random sampling technique respectively. A questionnaire titled: School Mapping and the Universalization of Basic Education Questionnaire (SMUBEQ) was used for data collection. It was validated by experts in Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability was determined through the use of test-retest approach, using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistics with a reliability index of 0.84. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to analyze the data while z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed among others that the level of primary school mapping since the implementation of UBE programme was low because it was carried out only on sampled subzones. The study recommended among others that the Government should as a matter of necessity carry out comprehensive school mapping to cater for the demand effect of the UBE programme.

INFLUENCE OF RESOURCE AVAILABILITY ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

The success or failure of any nation’s educational system depends on the quality and quantity of resources made available to it. Resources are used directly and indirectly for supporting, facilitating, influencing or encouraging knowledge transmission or acquisition, competence and skills. Presently, there has been serious agitation from stakeholders in Nigerian educational sector on the need to look into the factors that could influence performance of early childhood school teachers in Kwara State. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of resource availability on teachers’ job performance in early childhood schools. It was discovered that television sets, DVD and cartoon CD, beds/ baby cots, electricity supply and fans were unavailable while resources such as play toys, nursery books, classrooms, chairs, tables, chalkboard, crayons, wash bowl and wall chart were available in all the sampled schools. The study also revealed that resource availability had a positive significant relationship with teachers’ job performance in early childhood schools. It was recommended among others: that government and NonGovernment Organizations (NGOs) should donate generously to make resources available for early childhood classes; and resource supply should be periodically evaluated by the Ministry of Education and State Universal Basic Education Board.

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Concern for improvement in the quality of education in Nigeria, as in other countries, in recent years has raised demands for accountability from schools and particularly teachers. Using the descriptive survey design, this study examined the level of accountability among basic education teachers, strategies for promoting accountability at the basic education level and likely challenges against holding teachers responsible for their students’ learning. Twenty five officials in charge of basic education in Kwara State Ministry of Education (MOE) and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 30 teachers each at the primary and junior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis were selected as the study participants, using stratified random sampling technique. Evaluation and Accountability Questionnaire (EAQ) with reliability coefficient of .78 was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics of percentage, mean and rank-ordering were used to answer the five research questions raised in the study, while chi-square was used to test for significant difference on issues relating to accountability between educational administrators and teachers, at .05 level of significance. Findings revealed that teachers felt moderately responsible for their students’ academic performance, especially in Mathematics. Thorough supervision and use of rewards were the best measures of promoting accountability while lack of sufficient instructional aids was seen as the greatest obstacle to teachers’ accountability. It was recommended that: effective accountability policies be formulated for basic education in Nigeria with explicit rewards and sanctions; meaningful support needs to be provided for the schools, educators and students; and supervision should be all-encompassing, focused on teaching,examinations and overall students’ needs.tasty’s video

Implementation Of the Revised 9-Year Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) In the Northcentral Nigeria: A Monitor of Benue State

This study was designed to monitor the Revised 9-Year Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) with the aim of establishing the level of implementation in terms of the level of awareness, the accessibility to and the training on the use of the 9-Year BEC and the Teachers’ Guide (TG). The study is of descriptive survey. One Official each from the State Ministry of Education, (SMOE), and the State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB); and HeadTeachers of 8 Basic Education Schools in one Local Government Area each of the three Senatorial Districts/Zones in Benue State were sampled for the study. From the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that on-the-job trainings should be organized for the teachers of in the schools to update their knowledge on the implementation of the Revised 9-Year BEC and there is need for adequate provisions of the Curricula, TG and relevant textbooks. Keywords: Implementation, Revised 9-Year BEC, Curricula, Teachers’ Guides.

Evaluating Recommended Literature Texts for Senior Basic Education in Nigeria

The beauty and usefulness of a literary piece lie basically on the author’s diction. The expression, ‘literary art’ stems from the fact that literary artists are able to create interesting works of art by proper manipulation of language(s) that among other things entertain and educate their reading audience. For young minds, literature is not only didactic; it also boosts their language acquisition. In recognition of the crucial roles played by literature, Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board recommended an appreciable number of textbooks for the study of literature in English. These books run from 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 academic sessions. The thrust of this study is to ascertain the grammatical level of the language of some of these texts, particularly the genres of prose and drama. Error analyses of three texts namely: Decree of the gods, Wishful Bliss and That’s My Girl randomly selected from basic 7-9 were carried out. Concord incongruity, omission/superfluous use of articles and misuse/omission of pronouns were specifically sought for. A simple survey design was adopted for the study and the errors were collated, analyzed and classified based on their types-syntactic, morphological, and concord errors. The study reveals that the texts are replete with concord errors, misuse of articles, omission and improper application of prepositions in structures. The implication of the findings in the teaching and learning of English is discussed and suggestions for improvement made.Key words: Literary art(ist), Language acquisition, Grammatical level, Error analysis, Concord incongruity, Articles and Pronouns

Analysis of Men’s Perception on Yoruba Women Cosmetics Usage in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Analysis of Men’s Perception on Yoruba Women Cosmetics Usage in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria Adetoun Adedotun Amubode, Suliat Omolola Olabode, Olajide Rahman Goriola Abstract Cosmetics are artificially applied to the body either by surgical or non-surgical means, which is meant to enhance the physical appearance of a person. They are mostly associated with women, due to their constant desire to enhance their physical appearance. The study compares men’s perception on women using cosmetics and those with no cosmetics at State Universal Basic Education Board [SUBEB], Abeokuta, Ogun, State. Random sampling technique was used to select the respondents; data was collected through a well-structured 4-point Likert Scale questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics. The result reveals a favorable perception of cosmetics usage in enhancing the beauty of a woman and attractiveness towards opposite sex. Statements number 1, 5 and 9 with mean scores of 3.32, 2.99 and 2.89 respectively shows that cosmetics enhances the beauty of a woman; cosmetics make women attractive to the opposite sex and cosmetics make men appreciate different facial looks of women. On the other hand, statements 4, 11and 15 with Mean Scores of 3.17, 2.97 and 3.05 respectively reveals that men prefer their spouses to be natural; women without cosmetics are pleasing to men and that natural beauty should be encouraged. The overall perception score is 2.81 confirming a favorable usage of cosmetics by women. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijgws.v3n1a16

Demographic Pattern of Self-Injurious Behaviours Among Secondary School Students in Imo State

Self-injurious behaviours patterns among secondary school students in Imo State were investigated as a basis for proffering preventive strategies. The study utilized cross-sectional survey design. The population of the study consisted of 173,285 secondary school students in Imo State secondary schools. A sample of 2,160 students representing 1.2 per cent of the population participated in the study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to draw the sample from the population. A nine-item structured questionnaire was used for quantitative data collection while Focus Group Discussion Guide-FGDG was used for collecting qualitative data which were used to complement quantitative data. Cronbach’s Alpha statistic was employed to establish the reliability co-efficient of the instrument. The reliability coefficient value of 0.78 was obtained. Mean statistic and standard deviation were used to analyze research questions while student t-test statistic and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test the five null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings of the study indicated that there were significant (p < 0.05) differences in the self-injurious behaviours of secondary school students according to age (F = 20.69 > 3.00), school type (F = 20.97) and education zone (F = 6.31 > 3.00). Recommendations such as Imo State Ministries of Health and Information should lend logistic and manpower support to the State Universal Basic Education Board in the implementation of intervention strategies in schools and there should be state-wide public health campaign in secondary schools against self-injurious behaviours.

Entrepreneurial Skills and Students’ Interest in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study sought to investigate the influence of selected entrepreneurial skills (technical, handiwork and teamwork) on students’ interest in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State. Three objectives and three hypotheses were formulated to give direction to the study. The study was conducted in Uyo Educational Zone. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of 1,958 Junior Secondary School II students in public schools in the study area offering Home Economics. A sample size of 200 respondents (10% of the population) was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire tagged Entrepreneurial Skills and Students’ Interest in Home Economics Questionnaire (ESSIHEQ). The questionnaire had two sections and 25 and was face validated by three experts. A reliability coefficient of 0.75 justified the instrument fit to be used in the study. Data obtained was analysed using t-test statistical analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there was significant difference in technical, handiwork and team work skills and students’ interest in Home Economics in Uyo Educational zone of Akwa Ibom State. Thus all the null hypotheses were rejected and the alternate ones were accepted. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend amongst others, the training programmes should be organized for Home Economics teachers by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEP) to equip them with the necessary entrepreneurial skills that can promote students’ interest in the subject.

Relationship Between Primary School Pupils Performance in Art and Science in Sokoto, Nigeria

The study was on the relationship between primary school pupils performance in Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) and in Basic Science and Technology (BST) in Sokoto state. Primary science is taught in the primary school as a core subject, as such it has been of interest to researchers and stake holders to raise the standard of children performance and achievement in science in primary school. Correlational research design was adopted in the conduct of these research. 360 children were sampled from 12 primary schools for the study through the four State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) zones in Sokoto state. Two instruments were developed by the researcher in BST and CCA, which were validated by experts and found reliable at 0.86 and 0.78 respectively. Pearson r was employed in the analysis of data hypothesis was formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. Result showed that there is significant relationship between primary school pupils performance in BST and in CCA in Sokoto state. As a recommendation, relevant authorities such as inspectors, supervisors and other education regulatory agencies should monitor the trend in relationship and difference of performance of primary school pupils in BST, CCA and such other subjects taught at primary school. The researchers suggests that further research should be carried out on causation of relation between BST, CCA and such other subjects taught in the primary school. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n4p115

Internal Audit Practice and the Use of Consultants in JIGAWA State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Nigeria

Internal Audit Practice and the Use of Consultants in JIGAWA State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Nigeria