An Assessment of Basic Education Curriculum Implementation for Sustainable Development of Public Junior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State
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This study assessed the implementation of basic education curriculum for sustainable development of Junior Secondary Schools. The study was carried out to ascertain the adequacy of available school facilities, teachers and instructional resources for implementation of Basic Education Curriculum. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of 1,907 teachers in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 320 as respondents. A modified four points Likert – Type rating scale questionnaire was used to gather data and the data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics to answer research questions and hypotheses respectively. The study found that the was in adequate school facilities, supply of teachers and instructional resources for teaching and learning. Some of the recommendations were provision of adequate school facilities, massive recruitment of teachers and State Universal Basic Education Board should carry out awareness campaign on the need for effective implementation of UBE curriculum.
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