Research Article

EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA

Aliyu A DADA1*, Muhammad SULEIMAN1, Abdullahi Tatabu MOHAMMED1
1 Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
* Corresponding author: Dadaabdullahialiyu@gmail.com
Published: Jun, 2026
Pages: 211-220
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Abstract

The study was carried out to evaluate the Implementation of the Nomadic Education Programme in the NorthwestZone, Nigeria. The objectives of the study, among which were to determine the Provision of InfrastructuralFacilities for the implementation of the Nomadic Education Programme in North-West Zone, Nigeria and assessthe Provision of instructional materials in the implementation of the Nomadic Education Programme in North-West Zone, Nigeria. Corresponding research questions and hypotheses were formulated, answered and tested inline with the objectives. A descriptive-survey design was used for the study. The population of the study consistedof 6280, which comprised 1720 head teachers and 4560 teachers. The total sample size for the study consists of357, comprised of 103 head teachers and 254 teachers drawn through a simple random sampling technique. Aself-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer theresearch questions. While the Mann-Whitney (U test) was employed to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level ofsignificance. The findings revealed that the extent to which infrastructural Facilities were provided was low, wherethe p-value was (p-value= .312. The extent to which instructional materials were provided was also low, wherewas (p-value= .899. The study concluded that infrastructural Facilities and Instructional materials were notadequately provided for the implementation of the Nomadic Education Programme in the study area. It wasrecommended that adequate infrastructural facilities should be provided by federal, state and local governments,individuals, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and philanthropists to motivate the direction of teachingand learning in nomadic schools in the North-West Zone, Nigeria. The government at all levels and the communityshould make sure that enough instructional materials are provided in all nomadic schools for the implementationof the Nomadic Education Programme.

Keywords

Evaluation Implementation Nomadic Education Programme North West Nigeria

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How to Cite

DADA, A. A., SULEIMAN, M., & MOHAMMED, A. T. (2026). EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 21(1), 211-220.

A. A. DADA, M. SULEIMAN, and A. T. MOHAMMED, "EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 211-220, June 2026.

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