Benue State University, Makurdi

Quality of Primary Education Programme Implementation in the International Christian Centre (ICC) Internally Displaced Persons camp, Edo State

Dr. H. O. Alonge Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City,
Dr. D. E. Enowoghomwenma Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City

Abstract

The various attacks which include targeted killings, suicide attacks, widespread abduction, burning and looting as well as natural disaster like flood have dramatically affected thousands of school age children at all levels of education, especially those in basic level of education and who in this case are the most vulnerable groups. It was the intention of this study to assess the extent of the implementation of primary education programme in the Internally Displaced Persons camp with regard to provision of teachers and physical facilities for teaching and learning. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. The survey research design was adopted to observe and describe the extent of primary programme implementation in the IDPs camp in Edo State. The pupils, school administrators and teachers constituted population and sample of the study. The research instrument titled: Teachers and Physical Facility Checklist for the Implementation of the Primary Education Programme (TPCIPEP) was validated and used to collect data for the study. Data were coded using Ms Excel and SPSS computer software. Ratio statistics was adopted to answer the research questions. Results revealed that teachers’ and the available physical facilities are not adequate for the implementation of the primary education programme in the IDPs camp in Edo State. Based on the investigation of the primary education programme implementation in the internally displaced person’s camp in Edo State, it was concluded that the available physical facilities for the implementation of the primary education programme in the IDP camp fall short of the UBE programme benchmarks. However, the manpower resources (teachers) were adequate but not significantly qualified professionally. It was therefore recommended that SUBEB, Edo State should partner with the private sector initiative in the provision of basic educational facilities and manpower in IDPs camp for quality basic primary education to ensure the acquisition of appropriate levels of literacy, numeracy, manipulative, communicative and life skills as well as the ethica l, moral and civic values needed for laying a solid foundation for life-long learning.

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