EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEUNIVERSALBASIC EDUCATION (UBE) PROGRAMME INPUBLICJUNIORSECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTHEASTLOCALGOVERNMENT AREA OF EDOSTATE

This study dealt on the evaluation of the implementationof theUniversal Basic Education (UBE) programme in public junior secondaryschools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Toachievethe purpose of the study, four research questions were raised and examined. Data was collected from two hundred and twenty two (222) teachersrandomly selected from five (5) public junior secondary schools inOviaNorth East Local Government Area of Edo State. The descriptivesurveyresearch design was adopted for the study. An analysis of data was doneusing mean score and standard deviation. The findings from the study include that instructional materialsforthe effective implementation of UBE Programme are not adequatelyavailable in UBE Junior secondary schools in Ovia North East LocalGovernment Area of Edo State. It was concluded that there is inadequacyoffund for the effective implementation of UBE programme injuniorsecondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of EdoState. It was therefore recommended among others that capital grants allocationforuniversal Basic Education should be improved and increase bythegovernment and be supported with the individuals with the intensionofproviding sufficient funds for successful implementation of UBEprogramme.