Exploring Impact of the Universal Basic Education Commission Interventions on Educational Outcomes of public primary school pupils in Oyo State

Abstract

The poor condition of infrastructural facilities and inconsistent teacher development prompted the UBEC to put in place a series of intervention programs aimed at checkmating the observed decadence in basic education. These interventions seemed to have addressed some issues, such as the provision of modern buildings and toilets and the provision of functional libraries and other educational materials. A descriptive research design of the ex-post facto type was adopted for this study using quantitative data collection methods to examine the impacts of the provision of infrastructure to basic education. The population of the study comprised all public primary school pupils in Oyo State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used. Simple random sampling was used to select 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs), 185 basic schools, and 1440 Basic 5 pupils from 12 Local Government Areas. One structured questionnaire titled Basic School Pupils Questionnaire (BSPQ r = 0.79) was used for data collection from the respondents. A research question was raised and answered using frequency counts, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Findings revealed that UBEC intervention facilities are present in most schools captured and that UBEC intervention had a positive impact (M = 2.70, S.D = 0.91) on the basic pupils' education, as it improved their attendance (M = 3.19, S.D = 0.70) and enhanced their academic performance (M = 3.11, S.D = 0.77). Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government should increase its commitment to improving infrastructural facilities, among others.