ABSTRACT
The study evaluated the Universal Basic Education (UBE)
programme in Abia State. Descriptive research design was used for the study.
The purpose of the work considered the extent to which each objective of UBE
was achieved. Four research questions guided the study. Four hypotheses were
tested. A sample of 200 respondents comprising senior staff of ASUBEB and
public secondary school principals was drawn through the use of simple random
sampling technique from a target population of 291. A 4-point scaled
questionnaire with face validity and a reliability coefficient of 0.82 as a
measure of internal consistency was obtained through Cronbach Alpha method. The
data collected with the questionnaires were analyzed with the use of mean and
t-test. Mean was used to analyze the research questions while t-test was used to
test each hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The evaluation result
revealed that the extent of achievement of UBE objectives is low in Abia State.
Recommendations were made for the full achievement of UBE objectives among
which are,there is need for the government to review basic education in the
following areas: Free education Programme ,to reduce the incidence of drop-out
from the formal school system, Programmes to cater for those who had
interruption in their education, Acquisition of appropriate level of literacy
and numeracy among others.
SHADRACH, N (2021). Evaluation Of The Universal Basic Education Programme In Abia State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Oct 12, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-universal-basic-education-programme-in-abia-state-7-2
NNAMAKA, SHADRACH. "Evaluation Of The Universal Basic Education Programme In Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Oct. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-universal-basic-education-programme-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
NNAMAKA, SHADRACH. "Evaluation Of The Universal Basic Education Programme In Abia State". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Oct. 2021. Web. 12 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-universal-basic-education-programme-in-abia-state-7-2 >.
NNAMAKA, SHADRACH. "Evaluation Of The Universal Basic Education Programme In Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 12 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-universal-basic-education-programme-in-abia-state-7-2