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| Sustainable Life for All: Care and Education For Ages 6-12 Years Learners in Difficult Situations in Edo State
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MAJEBI, Oluyemisi Idowu Ph.D. and OSAYANDE, Victor Efe
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Abstract:
Nutrition, health, and educational learning materials are essential for children to have solid foundations for sustainable living and learning. Every child including those in difficult situations ought to have equal access to them but often suffer neglect, deprivation, and exploitation. Therefore, this study investigated the availability and accessibility to care (nutrition and health) and education (learning materials) by the pre-primary and primary school age learners in difficult circumstances (Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Orphanage and juvenile Correctional Homes) in Edo State. A mixed-methods approach was adopted. Twenty-two children and seven center representatives participated in the study. Observational Checklist, Rating Scale on Availability of and Accessibility to Care and Education by Pre-primary and Primary School Age Learners in Difficult Situations (OCACEPPSALDS and RSACEPPSALDS), and interviews were used to collect data. Five research questions were raised and answered. A mixed method approach which constitutes both quantitative and qualitative research types was adopted for the study; the quantitative approach was extensively used more than the qualitative approach. Findings based on children and centers' officers' submissions showed that nutrition and health facilities are sometimes available and accessible to children in difficult situations, with the weighted average (2.432, 2.571) and (2.571, 2.157) respectively. While the availability and accessibility of teaching and learning materials were not regular, children's submissions revealed (1.894) and officers' submissions (2.012). The Care (nutrition and health) at the centers were provided majorly by individuals. Government should provide educational materials for the centers.
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