Assessing the Implementation of National Curriculum in Private Primary Schools in Toro LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Isah Abdulkarim Tilde, Aishatu Ibrahim Shehu, Muhammad Ado Umar

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The research assessed the implementation of national curriculum in private primary schools in Toro L.G.A, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey was employed with the population of 100 teachers and 150 students. Simple percentage and mean statistics were used to answer the research questions. The results showed that the institutions are not implementing the curriculum as expected. The paper recommended among others that private primary schools should strictly follow the national curriculum. Government should consider the use of broad field curriculum to reduce the number of subjects in primary schools, and also to render an intervention in kind or in cash in the private schools


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