An Evaluation of the Implementation of Educational Policies in Senior Secondary Schools in Osun State Nigeria

Abstract

Effective implementation is very paramount for secondary education to achieve its objectives of providing opportunity for education of higher quality; catering for the differences in talents, equipping students to live effectively in our modern age of science and technology, inspire students with a desire for achievement and self-improvement at school and later in life; among others. It is observed that government’s effort towards implementation of secondary school education yielded little or no dividend due to improper implementation of policies caused by lack of basic amenities for practical in sciences and vocational subjects as well as lack of instructional materials to facilitate effective learning in all subjects. The problem of poor planning  as a result of political instability and in continuity of policy, insufficient fund, massive promotion of students , insufficient teachers, poor remuneration  of teachers, among others are detrimental to effective policy   implementation . This paper therefore takes a critical look at the areas of implementation   and non-implementation of secondary schools policy and recommends that proper planning should be made to make provisions for basic amenities and instructional materials needed for effective learning and practice for proper implementation of secondary education policy and to achieve its laudable objectives in the State of Osun.

Keywords:- Evaluation, Implementation, Policy