Private Primary School Proprietors' Compliance with Minimum Standard in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The objective for introducing the Facility Norms (FN), Instructional Resources Norms (IRN), and Personnel Norms (PN) in the Primary School Benchmark Minimum Academic Standard (PSBMAS) in Oyo State is to ensure the quality private primary education, achievable through proprietors’ compliance with PSBMAS in the state. The survey design was used. The population of the study comprised all 947 registered private primary schools as of 2010 in the state. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted. Cluster technique was used to select 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs), while 296 Proprietors of Private Primary Schools (PPPS) were selected from the LGAs using a simple random technique. Proprietors' Compliance with PSBMAS Checklist (r = 0.88) and Compliance Factor Questionnaire (r = 0.74) were used to collect data. These were complemented with Key Informant Interviews with six secretaries of Local Government Universal Basic Education Authority (LGUBEA). Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression at a 0.05 level of significance, while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Proprietors' comprehension =2.15) was low, while willingness =2.88) and ability =2.95) to comply were high. Proprietors' policy compliance with FN=3.09) and IRN =3.30) were high, while that of PN =3.61) was very high. Policy comprehension, willingness, and ability did not contribute to compliance with FN, IRN, and PN. Enforcement of FN, IRN, and PN by the LGUBEA caused the high PPC. Total compliance with PSBMAS among PPPS should be ensured.