TEACHER FACTOR AND POLICY ISSUES ON BASIC EDUCATION IN ONDO TOWN, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper investigated teacher factor and policy issues on basic education in Ondo town, Ondo State, Nigeria. It also investigated how the policy on UBE affects teachers' productivity and determined whether adequate resources were supplied for the programme to boost teachers' competence. It further evaluated the level of awareness that has been created for teachers on UBE programme. The study adopted the ex-post facto design of the descriptive survey to carry out the study. One hundred teachers selected from ten secondary schools using random sampling method were involved in this study. A structured questionnaire titled Teachers Factor and Policy Issues on Basic Education in Ondo State were used to obtain data. The validity and reliability of the instrument were duly ensured. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage. The results from the study revealed that UBE is a very popular programme whose objectives were partially achieved. The study concludes that the drive of success and failure of UBE policies lies with the teachers. This study among others recommends the improvement in the release of funds for the implementation of the policy by the government.