AN ASSESSMENT OF REGULATORY STANDARDS AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, NIGERIA
This study examined the regulatory standards and spatial distribution of public primary schools, by carrying out a comparison between the available primary education facilities with the set UNESCO standards of 1996 in Calabar municipality of cross river state. Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver was used by the researchers to obtain the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the public primary schools in Calabar municipality. Also, the digital map of Calabar municipality of cross river state served as the basic map on which the positions of the schools were plotted. Data pertaining to the population figures, pupil`s enrolment, number of classrooms and teaching personnel in each of the schools were sourced from the records of the various schools through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The data analysis was carried out with ArcGIS 10.1 (version) software and UNESCO standards of 1996. Result of the study showed a clustered pattern in the southern part of the municipality and about 2kilometers buffer in the northern part suggesting that some pupils around northern parts of Calabar Municipality trek more
than 2kilometers to school. The net enrolment ratio in the area was 14.6%. The net enrolment ratio indicates that there were more pupils in private schools than in government public schools. The study concluded that school location maps should be provided and all related information to assist government in expanding current schools that are overcrowded. The study also suggests that there should be new sites for schools in the area, and that government should improve the standard of public schools in order to enhance patronage and increase the net enrolment ratio of pupils in government public schools.
ISAAC O. UBI Ph.D and ARONG, BRIDGET OYIRA
AN ASSESSMENT OF REGULATORY STANDARDS AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, NIGERIA
This study examined the regulatory standards and spatial distribution of public primary schools, by carrying out a comparison between the available primary education facilities with the set UNESCO standards of 1996 in Calabar municipality of cross river state. Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver was used by the researchers to obtain the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the public primary schools in Calabar municipality. Also, the digital map of Calabar municipality of cross river state served as the basic map on which the positions of the schools were plotted. Data pertaining to the population figures, pupil`s enrolment, number of classrooms and teaching personnel in each of the schools were sourced from the records of the various schools through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The data analysis was carried out with ArcGIS 10.1 (version) software and UNESCO standards of 1996. Result of the study showed a clustered pattern in the southern part of the municipality and about 2kilometers buffer in the northern part suggesting that some pupils around northern parts of Calabar Municipality trek more than 2kilometers to school. The net enrolment ratio in the area was 14.6%. The net enrolment ratio indicates that there were more pupils in private schools than in government public schools. The study concluded that school location maps should be provided and all related information to assist government in expanding current schools that are overcrowded. The study also suggests that there should be new sites for schools in the area, and that government should improve the standard of public schools in order to enhance patronage and increase the net enrolment ratio of pupils in government public schools.