AN APPRAISAL OF RESOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENIOR BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

AN APPRAISAL OF RESOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENIOR BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME
 
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Acquisition, provision and adequacy of resources for basic education
programme of any nation are instruments par excellence for smooth, efficient
and effective instructional delivery. Teaching and learning cannot properly take
place without educational resources. Okeke (2005) described educational
resources as varieties of materials, infrastructure, funds, space, land and people
available for teaching and learning purposes; a collection of all that can be used
effectively for enhancing teaching and learning. According to Federal Republic
of Nigeria in her National policy on Education (NPE, 2004), educational
resources has been described as resources that improve teaching and learning,
as they make teachers and learners to interact together. Educational resources
can then be seen as all that can enhance teaching and learning for purposes of
efficiency and effectiveness. This implies that the planned national curriculum
about basic education cannot work out to effect national growth and
development without resources for education. Any nation that genuinely wishes
to attain greater height in national development will not compromise
acquisition, provision and adequacy of resources for basic education
programme implementation for her citizenry.