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    Assessment of the effectiveness of universal basic education programme in osun state primary schools osun state, Nigeria
    (Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife., 2022) ADEBOLA Blessing Afolarin
    The study ascertained the adequacy of available facilities in primary schools in Osun State. It examined the quality of teachers for the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in Osun State and investigated the level of compliance with the National Policy on Education among primary schools in the study area. These were with a view to providing information on the level of compliance with the National Policy on Education in Osun State primary schools. The study adopted descriptive survey research of the qualitative design. The population for the study comprised the 1,686 primary schools, head teachers and their teachers in Osun State. The sample for the study consisted 36 teachers and 18 head teachers in Osun State primary schools which were selected using multi-stage sampling procedure. From each of the three Senatorial Districts in Osun State, simple random sampling technique was used to select two Local Government Areas (LGAs). From each LGA, three primary schools were randomly selected. Two teachers who had spent at least five years in each of the primary schools were selected purposively. All the 18 head teachers in the school selected were interviewed. Two research instruments namely: Assessment of Universal Basic Education Interview Guide (AUBE-IG) and National Policy and Basic School Compliance Observation Guide (NPBSCOG) were used to collect data for the study. Data collected were analysed using qualitative analysis. The results showed that the available facilities in primary schools in Osun State were adequate (88.9%). The results also showed that the quality of teachers for Universal Basic Education programme in Osun State was high (100%). The results further revealed that the level of compliance with the National Policy on Education among primary schools in the study area was low (44.4%). The study concluded that the level of compliance with the National Policy on Education in Osun State primary schools was low.