TY  - JOUR
T1  - Strategies for Enhancing Community Participation for Effective
Implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE)
Programme in Nigeria
AU - Mbagwu, Felicia O. AU - Nwobi, Anthonia U. AU - Onwuadi, Charles C. AU - Ogbonnaya, Asogu AU - Nwachukwu, Rufina AU - Okafor, Ikechukwu AU - Ifeanacho, Victoria A. AU - Otegbulu, Maryrose I. AU - Yakubu, John Yahaya AU - Idakpo, Eunice R. AU - Olamire, Ikueloghon 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 1078
EP  - 1083
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.1078.1083
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.1078.1083
KW  - Universal basic education
KW  -community participation
KW  -strategy
KW  -School Based Management
Committee (SBMCs)
KW  -workshops
KW  -(SUBEB)
AB  - The study ascertained the strategies for enhancing community participation for effective
implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in Ondo State, Nigeria. Three research
questions guided the study. The research design adopted for the study was descriptive survey. The
researchers made use of 20% of the target population, making up a sample size of 248 subjects. A structured
questionnaire was used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using inferential statistics. Mean
scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed
that the level of community participation in the implementation of the UBE programme in Ondo State is below
expectation. Also, it was revealed that there are some factors militating against community participation in the
UBE programme. The study further revealed that some strategies that could be adopted to enhance community
participation for effective implementation of the UBE programme include: encouraging the operation of the
school based management committee in the UBE schools organization of communitie’s sensitization workshops
and seminars and involving community leaders in mobilizing other members of the community among others.
Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that government and the State Universal Education Board
(SUBEB) should encourage the operation of the school based management committee in the schools and there
should be organization of communitie’s sensitization workshops and seminars so as to create an enabling
environment for community participation for the effective implementation of the UBE programme.
ER  -