GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study investigated the impact of government policies on learning outcomes among Senior Secondary School Students in Selected Schools in ONNA LGA of Akwa Ibom state. The study focused on poor learning outcomes occasioned by unfavourable government policies towards rural communities in the state. Existing scholarly works on rural education, analysis from economic development experts and the experience of students who lived and schooled in rural areas and several other indices have shown that rural education system is in a sorry-state of disrepair and neglect. The study made use of exploratory, observation and survey design. A population of 220 was the number of persons randomly sampled for the study. The mean, standard deviation and Chi square (X2) were the tools used for the data analysis. The study revealed that government educational policies are not geared towards the development of the rural education sector as almost all the human and material resources in the sector are on the verge of total collapse. The study recommends a complete overhaul of the nation’s educational system, an effective and efficient government and private sector intervention in rural education and a partnership between governments, individuals, local and international orgnanisations to rescue the sector from imminent disintegration.
KEYWORDS: Government policies, learning outcomes, academic performance.