Free Education as a Mechanism to Ascertained Quality Education in Primary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria
- August 25, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRSI, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue VIII, August 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705
Bashar Ibrahim1, Sanusi Sirajo Aliyu2, Isah Yahaya3
1Dept of Adult and Non-formal Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Nigeria
2Department of Social Sciences, College of Basic and Remedial Studies, Nigeria
3Dept of General Studies, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Abstract: This research is aims at investigating the academic achievement of pupils during free education program in Sokoto state, the researchers used descriptive survey design in order to determined accurate results, the population of 20,305 was used to conducted this Studies out of the population 377 Sample was used for the study the Sample was Determine using RV. Krejcies and D.W Morgan (1970) Table of determining Sample Size for Research Activities, Fourteen designed Questions were formulated to Guide Studies Simple Random Sampling techniques’ was used to determine the Sample, the questionnaires has been Validated by experts’ and they testified its reliability and Validity. Descriptive Statistics and SPSS were used for data Analysis the Finding of the Study shows that, Free Education has played a crucial roles on pupil access to quality Education in Sokoto State, This was achieved Through Pupil Enrolments with a Means of 3.0389 while level of intervention in public partnership shows 3.1696 and pupils performance with means 3.1544 the Instrument Consist three likert Scale. The following was recommended from the Studies: – Government needs to gives More Priority on Free- and quality education. There is Needs for Strong Intervention between Public and Private Partnership for Access quality Education among pupils of Sokoto State.
Keywords’:- Education, Free Education and Quality Education
I. INTRODUCTION
Nigeria as giant of Africa also, most populace Country in Africa with about 202,657,809 population UN (2019) therefore, Quality Education is highly needed in order to enhance productivity and Development in Nigerian Society, for that Reason federal Government lunched Nation Wide Universal Basic Education in 1999 Under the Leadership of His Excellency Former President of Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olu shegun Obasanjo in Sokot State, with the aims at Educating Nigerian Pupils freely, So that the future generation will be more productive and Responsible to the Society. Therefore, Education is a process of inviting truth and possibility of encouraging and giving time to discovery. According to John Dewey (1916) defined education as a social process’ a process of living and not a preparation for future living’ In this view educators look to act with people rather on them.
