PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY – BUILDING NEEDS OF TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF BUSINESS STUDIES CURRICULUM TO STUDENTS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EKITI-STATE

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine the professional capacity building needs of teachers for effective teaching of Business Studies Curriculum to students in Junior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State. Three research questions guided the study. A survey research design was employed for the study. The population for the study was 550 teachers of Business Studies in Junior Secondary Schools. Random sampling technique was used to obtain 250 teachers for the study. Three sets of structured questionnaire were developed and used to collect data from the teachers of Business Studies in Junior Secondary Schools. Cronbach alpha reliability method was adopted to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items: values of 0.80, 0.84 and 0.81 were obtained for the sets of questionnaire respectively. Data collected were analyzed using weighted mean and Improvement Need Index (INI). It was found out in the study that teachers need capacity building in all areas of instruction in the Junior Secondary Schools Business Studies Curriculum content. It is therefore recommended that the findings of this study be used to organize either workshops or short duration courses to upgrade the capacity of teachers of Business Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State.