Benue State University, Makurdi

PROBLEMS OF STAFF MANAGEMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) PROGRAMME IN SOUTHERN EDUCATION ZONES OF TARABA STATE

A. T. Andokari
Local Education Authority Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria, Department of Educational Foundation, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

J. I. Agbe
Department of Educational Foundation, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

Prof. Adejo Okwori
Department of Educational Foundation, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the problems of staff management that militated against the successful implementation of the Universal Basic Education programme in the Southern Education Zone of Taraba State. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were formulated and tested. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. In a population of 4,432 teachers, a sample sized of 444 respondents was drown through the Hat and Draw random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire titled “UBE implementation: implication for staff management questionnaire” was used to collect data for the study. In the statistical method of analyses, mean and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while the test of hypotheses was by the use of chi-square at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that: qualified teachers were not available to teach core subjects in the UBE programme; availability of teachers affects pupils’ enrolment into UBE Schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended that enough qualified core subject teachers should be employed by Governments for the successful implementation of the UBE programme.

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