Authors : Lambert K. Ejionueme, Olamire Ikuelogbon, Godwin C. Abiogu and Clifford E. Ogheneakoke
Abstract: The study ascertained the Strategies for Enhancing Community Participation in the Effective Implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programmefor sustainable development in Ondo state, Nigeria. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The research design adopted for the study was the descriptive survey design. The researchers made use of 20% of the targeted population, making up a sample size of 248 subjects. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the level of community participation in the implementation of the UBE programmein Ondo state is low. There are some factors militating against community participation in the implementation of the UBE programme. The study further revealed that some strategies that could be adopted to enhance community participation for effective implementation of the UBE programme for sustainable development include: encouraging the operation of the school based management committee in the UBE schools, organization of communitie’s sensitization workshops and seminars and involving community leaders in mobilizing other members of the community. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that the government and the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) should encourage the operation of the school based management committee in order to enhance community participation in the UBE programme schools and that there should be organization of communitie’s sensitization workshops and seminars, so as to create an enabling environment for community participation for the effective implementation of the UBE programme for sustainable development.
Lambert K. Ejionueme, Olamire Ikuelogbon, Godwin C. Abiogu and Clifford E. Ogheneakoke, 2020. Strategies for Enhancing Community Participation for Effective Implementation of the Ube Programme in Junior Basic Education in Ondo State, Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 2135-2141.