Effect of Material Facilities on Childhood Education in Primary Schools of Oyo State

Abstract

This paper investigated the effect of material facilities on childhood
education among primary schools in Idi-Ayunre in Oluyole Local Government
area of Oyo state. The research design adopted for this study was the expost
facto research design. The study adopted survey method in form of
administering copies of structured questionnaire to randomly selected
respondent. The participants for the study consisted of 150 primary school
students (97 males, 53 females), and 50 teachers randomly drawn from five
(5) primary schools in Idi-Ayunre in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo
State. The participants responded to a self-constructed questionnaire titled
“influence of material facilities on childhood education questionnaire” to
elicit information on material facilities and childhood education. The data
generated were subjected to descriptive analysis using simple percentile
and chi-square test of association. The Chi-square value obtained is 35.465,
df=12, at p=0. 000. Since the p-value is less than .05, the stated null
hypothesis is therefore rejected. This result revealed that material facilities
are inadequately available for primary school pupils, and majority of these
facilities are in manageable condition. It was revealed that material facilities
do influence childhood education. Since material facilities are not made
available to pupils in the area of study then the government and the
community should work together to improved adequate facilities for the
childhood education in rural Primary schools.