ABSTRACT
This study was concerned with the status of business education in secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area.
The study was guided by four research questions. A questionnaire was designed and used to collect data from population of 34 respondents comprising of the business education teachers in Enugu North Local Government Area.
The data collected was analyzed by the use of percentage and mean statistics, and analyzed data revealed that:
1. Business education curriculum contents are not properly covered in the secondary schools.
2. Facilities and equipment and not enough for the teaching of business education in secondary schools.
3. There are qualified teachers to teach business education in secondary schools.
4. The government does not adequately play its roles in implementing the national policy on education as it affects the teaching of business education.
Appropriate recommendations were advanced to include:
1. Serious efforts should be made the properly lever the business education curriculum contents in the secondary schools.
2. Government should provide some basic facilities and equipment to the schools so that they do not lack the resources with which to impact knowledge to the students.
3. Government should from time to time send school supervisors to supervise the teaching learning activities in schools.
4. Government should also make special allocation to the schools especially for business education programmes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval Page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of content vii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
1.3 Purpose of the Study 6
1.4 Significance of the Study 7
1.5 Research Questions 8
1.6 Basic Assumption 8
1.7 Delimitation of the Study 9
1.8 Limitation of the Study 9
1.9 Definition of Terms 10
CHAPTER TWO
Review of Related Literature 11
2.1 Philosophy Behind and Teaching of Business
Education in the 6-3-3-4 Education System 12
2.2 Teaching Business Education in
Nigeria Secondary Schools 14
2.2 Facilities and Equipment for Teaching
and Learning of Business Education 18
2.4 Business Education Teacher in the Secondary School 20
2.5 The Instructional Programme of Business Education. 24
2.6 Summary of Related Literature 28
CHAPTER THREE
Research Methods 29
3.1 Research Design 29
3.2 Area of Study 30
3.3 Population of Study 30
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection 31
3.5 Validity of the Instrument 33
3.6 Reliability of the Instrument 33
3.7 Method of Data Collection 34
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 34
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and Analysis of Data 36
4.1 Research Question 1 36
4.2 Research Question 2 38
4.3 Research Question 3 39
4.4 Research Question 4 41
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 43
5.1 Introduction 43
5.2 Restatement of the Problem 43
5.3 Summary of Procedures Used 44
5.4 Principal Findings 45
5.5 Conclusion 46
5.6 Recommendations 47
5.7 Suggestions for Further Study 48
References 49
Appendix 50
