STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE.

Abstract

Business Studies, as a discipline, is a relatively new comer into the Nigerian educational system. It marked its entrance into the Nigerian Educational system in 1981, when the National Policy on Education through its enactment made it compulsory that business studies is taught in all secondary schools in Nigeria. This study discussed the strategies for effective teaching and learning of Business Studies in secondary schools. Seven (7) research questions were raised and twenty (20) items of the questionnaire was extracted from the seven (7) research questions. Related literatures were reviewed. The research design is survey research; the area of the study is Enugu-North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The population of the study is 702 teachers, and 14,046 students.

The simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) respondents from eight (8) secondary schools in Enugu-North Local Government Area. The instrument used for data collection is questionnaire. However, the data collected were organized using frequency table. Mean scores from a five (5) point Likert scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (U,) Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD) was used. The cut off point was 3.50; hence any mean score below 3.50 was rejected while any mean score equal to or above 3.50 was accepted. The result obtained showed that factors affecting the effective teaching and learning of Business Studies includes availability of resources, the attitude of students, the role of teachers, government, non-governmental organizations and stakeholders. It was observed that where ever these factors were lacking teaching and learning was affected negatively. It was recommended that adequate funding of public schools, provision of teaching and learning facilities, training of teachers and staff, adequate incentives for teachers and students alike should be provided.