EVALUATION OF THE PROVISION AND UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONALAND INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES UNDER THE “EVERY CHILD COUNTS CURRICULUM” PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KWARA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT
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2023-11-01
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Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Abstract
The study was conducted to evaluate instructional and
infrastructural facilities under the “Every Child Counts
Curriculum” Programme in Public Primary Schools in Kwara
Central Senatorial District. Two research objectives and questions
guided the study. Relevant literature were reviewed, and the
descriptive survey research design was employed for this study.
The population of the study consisted of 5602 teachers found in
697 public primary schools in Kwara Central Senatorial District
constitute the population of the study out of which 560 were
sampled. The instrument for data collection was a researcher
designed questionnaire used to collect information about
instructional and infrastructural facilities under the “Every Child
Counts Curriculum” in Public Primary Schools in Kwara Central
Senatorial District. The reliability of the instrument was
conducted through the split-half method and Pearson product
Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to calculate the and an
index 0.78 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation was used to
answer the research questions. The results indicated a moderate
overall increase in the provision of instructional materials and infrastructural facilities, in the Kwara Central Senatorial District. It
was concluded that there is an overall increase in the provision and
utilization of instructional and infrastructural facilities. The study
recommended that State Universal Basic Education Board and local
government education authorities are enjoined to train teachers on
the proper use of instructional materials and delivery of
instructional materials to schools at the commencement of every
session in-line with the provision of infrastructural materials for
further achievement of the UBE objectives which is the major focus
of Every Child Counts Curriculum.