EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INPUTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BASIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN SOUTHWESTERN, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the inputs of educational stakeholders on the implementation of Basic Science curriculum in Southwestern, Nigeria. The study examined stakeholders' assessment of governments' involvement in the implementation of the National Policy in Basic Science in the S o u t h w e s t e r n N i g e r i a ; i t e x a m i n e d implementation processes of the National Policy in Education in Basic Science in the study area. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised of all public junior secondary school Principals, Basic Science teachers, Parents of Basic Science Students and State Ministry of Education officials in Southwestern Nigeria. The sample for the study comprised of 81 principals, 162 Basic Science teachers, 162 parents of Basic Science students and 30 State Ministry of Education officials selected through multistage sampling procedure. Three instruments were used to generate data for the study were Stakeholders' Questionnaire on Governments' Involvement in the Implementation of Basic Science Curriculum (SQGIIBSC); Questionnaire on Implementation Process of Government's Involvement in Basic Science (QIPGIBS); Questionnaire on Teachers Involvement in the Implementation of National Policy on Basic Science (QTIINPBS).The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage and mean. The questions raised were answered descriptively. The finding revealed that governments were involved in the Regulation of the establishment and registration of school facilities at 50.1%,. It was concluded that government involvements' in the implementation processes of the National Policy in Basic Science were moderate at 54.0%. It was recommended among others that Governments should create more time and facilities needed to improve Basic Science laboratories and ensured that the National Policy on Education are well implemented in Basic Science.