COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNICEF’S BASIC EDUCATION INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNICEF’S BASIC EDUCATION INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
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2011-04
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SUKU, Andrew Bobai
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Abstract
The Universal Basic Education programme (UBE) launched by president
Olesegun Obasanjo is a significant milestone in trading the problems militating against
basic education in the country. Critically, however, its scope does not include girl-child
education specifically as it does to adult and non-formal education. This has led to the
UBE being a gender neutral intervention with dire consequences for universal enrolment,
retention and completion. Using primary and secondary sources of data collection this
research assesses UNICEF’s Integrated Growth and Development (IGD) intervention
strategies, vis-à-vis the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education programme.
Approaching it from the girl-child enrolment, we analyzed how the empowerment
and service delivery strategies of the IGD have impacted on girl-child enrolment in the
focal schools in Kaduna state. Using frequency tables and multiple regression technique,
and complemented by systematic observation, the findings indicate that there has been
significant improvement in enrolment in all the focal schools, though not up to the 20%
envisaged by UNICEF. We recommend the adoption of more rational policy
development process similar to the one used by the UNICEF, the devolution of more
responsibilities to community based stakeholders and the encouragements to voluntary
organizations to set up schools.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY (PhD) IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Keywords
COMPARATIVE,, ANALYSIS,, KADUNA STATE,, GOVERNMENT,, UNICEF,, BASIC EDUCATION,, INTERVENTION,, STRATEGIES