Role of Community Participation in Promoting Basic Education Services Delivery in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State

Abstract

The paper assesses the role of community participation in promoting Basic education service delivery in Sabon Gari local government area of Kaduna State. The study highlights the significant problems facing community participation, such as inadequate functioning of SBMCs, inadequate clarity of roles of SBMCs. An objective had been set to determine the role of SBMC in promoting basic education service delivery in Sabon Gari local government area. The study adopted collaboration theory, which helped in explaining the role of community participation on basic education in Sabon Gari local government area of Kaduna State. The researcher has employed primary method in collecting data for the study; the primary data has been gathered through a
questionnaire and oral interview, mainly with simple percentage and chi-square statistical analysis. The study reveals that the SBMCs plays significant role in promoting basic education service delivery. The study recommends that any program/project to be executed should be identified by the community based on the felt need of the community. Boosting the level of community participation through engagement to raise awareness on basic education.