Assessment of School Physical Facilities on Pre-Primary Education Curriculum Implementation in Public Primary Schools in Southwest, Nigeria
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The condition of school physical facilities in public primary schools today appears to be of great concern to stakeholders in education. There seems to be inadequate provision of school physical facilities. Some of the existing ones seem to be in a dilapidated state while some seems lack good maintenance or may not be functioning effectively. Moreover, there seems to be an increase in population of preschool children due to high enrolment rate. A close observation of pupils’ performance seems to indicate lack of adequate physical facilities which may affect the implementation of pre-primary education curriculum. This study investigated assessment of school physical facilities on pre-primary education curriculum implementation in public primary schools in Southwest, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design guided the study. The population of this study consisted of all preschool teachers. Questionnaire was used as instruments for data collection. Multistage sampling procedure was used to obtain (1406) preschool teachers sample size. Simple frequency counts, mean and standard deviation were used for data analysis. Findings revealed showed that the condition of school physical facilities in public primary schools is remarked is bad (Weighted Mean Value = 1.409). This study therefore recommends that State Governments, stakeholders in education and the general public should ensure adequate provisions of school physical facilities such as conducive school compound, conducive classrooms, Mini library, ICT facilities playground, toilets for staff and pupils, playground equipment, drinking water and etc in preschools for effective curriculum implementation.
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