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TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON CONSTRAINTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HOME ECONOMICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE
ABSTRACT
The study was designed to examine teachers’ perception on constraints of effective teaching and learning of Home Economics in Secondary Schools in Delta State. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The population comprised of 87 teachers of Home Economics in secondary schools in Delta State. Stratified random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample of 45 respondents. Data was collected from respondents using structured questionnaire and hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. The results of the analysis revealed that most school administrators do not prioritize Home Economic as a subject, teachers of Home Economics are difficult to get, most persons teaching the subject are not trained in the discipline, it is difficult to teach Home Economics in integrated form, among others. Teachers of Home-Economics percept that the constraints of instructional materials in teaching Home Economics in secondary schools in Delta State were: Instructional materials are very expensive for schools to acquire, insufficient instructional material, unavailability of audio-visual aids, no improvising of instructional material. The study recommended that the government should intensify its efforts at training more Home Economics teachers to fill the existing vacuum. The government should ensure to provide instructional materials in Home Economics, both in rural and urban areas of the State. Teachers of Home Economics should improvise instructional material when needed as it will facilitate teaching/learning process
Keywords: Teachers, Constraints, Home Economics