CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS) IN NIGERIA: A WAY FORWARD FOR FUNCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Ogele, I. U and Ishiwu, I. U and Ogbodo, Rosemary A. (2021) CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS) IN NIGERIA: A WAY FORWARD FOR FUNCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. International Journal of Studies in Education, 17 (3). pp. 63-68. ISSN 2636-6320

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Abstract

Education has been described as the channel through which national and social development can take place. In Nigeria, to ensure that every child within the school age access education, the government in 1999 under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo, launched the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme. The UBE programme was to take care of education at the foundation level. It covers: Pre-Nursery Education, Primary and Junior Secondary School (JSS) Education. According to the National Policy on Education (NPE), education at this level shall be free and compulsory for every child that is within school age. This paper takes look at implementing the curriculum for a functional JSS education in Nigeria. The paper x-rayed briefly the origin of JSS education in Nigeria, objectives of JSS education, JSS curriculum, curriculum implementation, curricuLum implementation and functional junior secondary school. It also, looked at challenges of having a functional JSS education in Nigeria, conclusion and the way forward.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2021 15:41
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2021 15:41
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3157

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