Evaluation of Available Resources for the Teaching and Learning of Business Education in Secondary Schools
Chapter One
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of the study is to determine the availability, functionality and utilization of available resources for teaching and learning Business subjects in the Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Specifically, the study determines:
- The available resources for teaching and learning Business Education subjects in Secondary Schools in Enugu North Local Government Area.
- To find out the extent to which the available resources are functional.
- The extent of utilization of the available resources by Business Education Teachers
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
Education is universally recognized as an instrument for social, political, scientific and technological development. This is the reason why no society can afford to toy with the education of its citizens as this could result in a snail speed development (Azikiwe, 2010). Education is generally seen as an aggregate of all the processes by which a child or young adult develop his/her abilities, attitudes and other forms of behaviours which are of value to the society in which he lives. Hence, education has continued to be important and this is why there has been a growing concerning in the last few years about the quality of education (including business education) that is offered in the nation’s schools. Business Education (Business subject inclusive) is the education for the acquisition and development of skills and competencies, attitudes and attributes which are necessary for efficiency of the economic system (Aliyu, 2006). Business education is quite embracing. At the junior secondary school level, it is called business studies, at the senior secondary school level, it is known as business subjects, and at the tertiary level, it is called business education (Ubulom, 2012). Business subject is a programme designed to enable students acquired practical and vocational skills, attitudes, knowledge and competencies necessary to gain self-employment or function effectively in the society (Ogwunte & Okolocha, 2016). For Okolocha & Oyeneke (2013), business subjects equip its recipients with personal skill, consumer skills and knowledge for clerical and managerial abilities needed to adapt to changing economic and business realities and these skills made them to be wealth and job creators rather than wealth and job seekers. Business subjects curriculum came into being in 2011 academic year with five subjects which includes office practice, commerce, insurance, financial accounting and store management. The goal of the new business subject curriculum is geared towards wealth creation, entrepreneur development and skill acquisition for self-employment (Oduselu, 2011). In order to implement and achieve these lofty objectives of business subjects at the senior secondary school level, instructional resources are very important. Instructional resources are simply the resources used for effective implementation of any educational programme of which business subject is not exception. The resources are staffing, which include teaching staff, non-teaching staff, head of department/discipline/sub-discipline and staff development, physical facilities, which are laboratory/clinic/studio facilities (area per student) and equipment, classroom facilities and equipment, laboratories size (area per student) and equipment and safety and environmental sanitation as well as financing of the programme.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to evaluation of available resources for the teaching and learning of business education in secondary schools
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information evaluation of available resources for the teaching and learning of business education in secondary schools. 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Enugu North local government, Enugu state was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain evaluation of available resources for the teaching and learning of business education in secondary schools
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenge of evaluation of available resources for the teaching and learning of business education in secondary schools
Summary
This study was on evaluation of available resources for the teaching and learning of business education in secondary schools. Three objectives were raised which included: The available resources for teaching and learning Business Education subject in Secondary Schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, to find out the extent to which the available resources are functional, the extent of utilization of the available resources by Business Education Teachers. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Enugu North local government of Enugu state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up principals, vice principals administration, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Instructional resources (both human and material) are necessary ingredients for the attainment of business education (business subject inclusive) objectives, but this study has found that some of these resources are inadequate, while others are adequate in Enugu state, public secondary schools. On the basis of these findings therefore, it could be concluded that students of business subject, programme are learning without the necessary and required resources and facilities for teaching and learning, and this may have affected the preparation and performance of the students, over the years.
Recommendation
Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are made:
- Government should deploy adequate number of business teachers to all public secondary schools in Enugu state, Nigeria
- Adequate physical facilities should be provided for the teaching of business subject programme by government
- Typing laboratories, short hand studios, model offices and teachers quarters should be adequately equipped with relevant facilities by relevant authorities
- Business subject programme should be regularly appraised and a review of the status of their instructional resources vis-à-vis the students sizes be conducted to enable them adjust where needed.
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