Assessment of Implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme of Provision of Information and Communication Technology Facilities and Support of Sports Development in Ebonyi State

Authore(s) : ABOUCHI

Volume : V(13), Issue : 7, September - 2021

Abstract : The study assessed the implementation UBE programme of provision of information and communication technology facilities and support of sports development in Ebonyi State. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1,277 respondents made up of 219 principals and 1,053 head-teachers in Ebonyi State. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to draw 639 respondents made up of 111 principals and 528 headteachers. Questionnaire titled ‘Assessment of Implementation of Universal Basic Education Programme Questionnaire (AIUBEPQ)’ was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts who were lecturers in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha which yielded an overall reliability of 0.80 for the instrument with coefficients for the clusters being 0.80 and 0.79 respectively. The researchers together with five  research  assistants  collected  data  for  the  study  and  a  98  percent  return  rate  of  the instrument administered was recorded. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed among others that the there was no implementation of UBE programme in Ebonyi State relative to support of sports development. It was also found out that there is no significant difference   in   the   mean   scores   of   principals’   and   head-teachers’   assessment   of   the implementation of universal basic education programme with regard to provision of information and communication technology facilities in Ebonyi State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Government should adhere to the 26% budgetary allocation to the education sector as recommended by United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), so as enhance the availability of funds for the implementation of universal  basic  education  programme  relative  to  supply  of  ICT  facilities  to  primary  and secondary schools for implementation of UBE programme.

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