Assessment of the implementation of the integrated early childhood education development (IECD) policy in Oyo state, Nigeria.
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2022
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Department of Institute of Education, Faculty of Education. Obafemi Awolowo University.
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This study determined the level of IECD policy awareness and utilization in Oyo State primary schools; it also ascertained the extent of the Utilisation of the IECD policy provision in the study area; it further examined the implementation of identified policy provision in the study area, and lastly investigated the challenges facing the implementation of IECD policy provisions in the study area. These were done with a view to providing information on the level implementation of Integrated Early Childhood Education Development (IECD) Policy in Oyo State, Nigeria.The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised 12,472 public primary school teachers (TESCOM, 2019) in Oyo State. The sample size consisted of 300 respndents. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample for the
study. From the five administrative zones in Oyo State, three were selected using simple random sampling technique. Ten primary schools were randomly selected from each of the administrative zones, making a total of 30 schools. Ten teachers were selected from each of the schools using purposive sampling technique. The 10 teachers of such sampled schools made the sampled population for the study. Four research instruments were used for the study namely: Awareness and Utilisation of IECD policy Questionnaire (AUIQ), Teachers’ utilisation of IECD Policy Questionnaire (TUIQ), Implementation of IECD Policy Questionnaire Checklist and Factors Affecting the implementation of IECD Policy Questionnaire (FAIQ). Data collected were analysed using appropriate descriptive statistics such as frequent count and simple percentage were used for the research question. Results showed that the level of awareness and utilisation is moderate with 42.72%. Result also showed the extent of the utilisation of the IECD policy provision in the study area indicated the teaching of rudiments of numbers, letters, colours, shapes, forms, etc., through play as done as many times as possible with a mean score of =2.90. Results on how far reaching is the IECD policy provision implemented is identified in the study area include: cardboard books (𝑥̅=2.30), colourful
bulletin board display ( 𝑥̅ =2.25), and many more. The prominent challenges facing the implementation of IECD provisions in the study area were cognitive development facilitation 86.0%, physical skills development facilitation 86.0%, socio-emotional skills development facilitation 86.0% and remuneration 72.0%, identification of child basic right 86.0%. The study concluded that the level of IECD policy awareness and its utilisation was moderat in Oyo State primary schools.
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xii, 94p.
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Isiaka, A.A. (2022) Assessment of the implementation of the integrated early childhood education development (IECD) policy in Oyo state, Nigeria. Obafemi Awolowo University.