ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUBJECT TEACHERS’ ADEQUACY FOR THE TEACHING OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUBJECTS IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

This study examined the adequacy of entrepreneurial subject teachers for the teaching of entrepreneurial subjects in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 3189 made up of 247 Principals and 2942 entrepreneurial subject teachers from the 247 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. The sample of the study was 908 made up of 164 Principals and 744 entrepreneurial subjects’ teacher representing 28.5% of the population. Stratified random sampling technique was used in drawing the sample. Questionnaire and document analysis was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was titled Assessment of Entrepreneurial Teachers Adequacy Questionnaire (AETAQ). Percentages, bar chart, mean scores, standard deviation and rand order statistics was used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed among others that, the number of teacher teaching Book keeping, Animal husbandry, Fishery, Marketing, Home management, Clothing and textile were adequate. Only teachers teaching Book keeping, Animal husbandry, Fishery, Marketing, Home management, Clothing and textile had good qualification required for the teaching of entrepreneurial subjects. There was no record of teachers teaching or students learning other entrepreneurial subjects because of lack of qualified teachers. Besides, teachers teaching entrepreneurial subjects were not avail the opportunity to participate in manpower development programmes. Based of the findings, the researcher recommended among others that institutions of higher learning should come up with entrepreneurship curriculum that will equip the student teacher with skills that will make him to be competent to teach entrepreneurial subjects on graduation. Qualified entrepreneurial subjects teachers should be employed in adequate number to boost the academic achievement of students on entrepreneurship. Besides, government should show appreciable financial commitment to the implementation of the teaching entrepreneurial subjects in secondary schools in Rivers State.