AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICY ON EDUCATION (NPE) IN NIGERIA, ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION, USING THE CASE OF 6-3-3-4 SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICY ON EDUCATION (NPE) IN NIGERIA, ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION, USING THE CASE OF 6-3-3-4 SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of the 6-3-3-4 national Policy on Education (NPE) is that every Nigerian child must have access to equivalent education comprehensively. This study was carried out to evaluate the 6-3-3-4 national Policy on Education Programme. In carrying out the study, the researcher started giving an introduction, stated the statement of problem, purpose of study, significance of study, formulated research questions to aid the research and defined some key areas in the first chapter. The researcher went further to consider various roles of renowned scholars for review of related literature for careful study of relevant issues. The study was of the survey design type. The Stufflebeans (1969) context, input, process and product (CIPP) evaluation model was adopted. The population of the study consists of all teachers and students in Public Junior Secondary School in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to achieve the fundamental purpose of this work. To achieve the fundamental purpose of this work four research questions was formulated. With the research questions an instrument for data collection was designed with the aid of data collected. From the data collected, it was found out that the curriculum of the 6-3-3-4 National Policy on Education (NPE) is suitable for attainment of the set objective, that there are no adequate teaching and learning facilities to aid learning. The teachers employed to teach under the 6-3-3-4 national Policy on Education (NPE) scheme are qualified to teach and that the product of the programme do not show any achievement. Based on the findings, government should take responsibility and make adequate provision for facilities to enhance teaching and learning quality control. Proper monitoring and evaluation should be carried out. Also seminars and workshops should be organized to sensitize teacher, parents and communities on the need for the 6-3-3-4 national Policy on Education (NPE) scheme.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Education in Nigeria is an instrument for excellence for affecting national development. It has witnessed active participation by non-governmental agencies, communities and individual as well as government intervention. It is therefore important for the nation to fish out in clear terms the philosophy and objectives that underlie its involvement in education. The National Policy on Education seeks to fulfill that role. Government has stated that for the benefit of all citizens, the country’s educational goals shall be clearly set out in terms of their relevance to the needs of the individual and those of the society. In consonance with the realities of our environment and the modern world.

The need for a National Policy on Education came about as a result of the 1969 national Curriculum Conference which was attended by a cross-section of Nigerians. The conference was a culmination of expressions of general dissatisfaction with the existing educational system which had become irrelevant to national needs, aspirations and goals. The deliberations of the conference were presented to a group of expert from a wide range of disciplines that screened the conference recommendations in a seminar in 1973. The seminar came up with a draft policy, which was sent to all stakeholders in education for comments. The final draft was first published as a national Policy on Education in 1977, the second and third edition in 1981 and 1988 respectively while the fourth edition was published in 2004. This reviews of the NPE reflected the changing realities of Nigeria education.