UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA ITS PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTION
Education is defined as permanent change in behavior as a result of learning and consists of all efforts (conscious or incidental) made by a society to accomplish set objectives, which are considered to be desirable in terms of the individual as well as the societal needs. In all human societies, particularly the modern ones, education remains one of the most powerful instruments for both the development of man and transformation of the human society. However, the efficacy of education as an instrument of transformation depends entirely on how the government manages the project meant for the upliftment of the educational system. (Abolarin, D. O. 2004)
It has been documented that schooling improves productivity, health and reduces negative features of life such as child labour as well as bringing about empowerment. This is why there has been a lot of emphasis particularly in recent times for all citizens of the world to have access to basic education.’ (Otive, I. 2006).
All over the world, primary education has been regarded as the most important as well as the most patronized by people. This perhaps, may be due to the fact that it is the foundation of the whole educational pursuit, which is expected to provide literacy and enlightenment to the citizens. The importance of primary education can therefore be seen in the sense that all beneficiaries of the other levels of education by necessity have to pass through this level (Labo-Popoola, S.O. et al., 2010)
Over the years, Nigeria has expressed a commitment to primary or what we here refer to as basic education, in the belief that overcoming illiteracy and ignorance will form a basis for accelerated national development. Recognizing the importance of primary education, all governments in Nigeria (past and present) have placed a premium on it by making primary education the center piece of their educational policies.
This research looks into how far that this UBE has been implemented and its objectives achieved in Birnin Kebbi area of Kebbi State, Nigeria. it also would hypothesize on the problems of the Scheme, investigating the opinions of the public and several selected school administrators to find out the problems, and proffer solutions.
