Factors Affecting the Teaching of Business Studies at the Junior Secondary School Level in ...

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FACTORS AFFEETING THE TEACHING OF BUSINESS STUDIES
AT THE JUNIOR SEICONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN ANAPBRA STATE
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TIE DEFARTtIIEIfl OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION
(BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGWPE)
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
IllJ PARTIAL FULFILPL5hT OF THE REQUIREMEIdTS
FOR THE D E G W OF PIASTERS (MOLD.) IN BUSINESS
AND DISTRIBUTIVE E1)UCATION
APPROVAL PAGE
DEPARTMENI' OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATlON
UNIVERSXTY OF NIGEFtIA
NSUKKA
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We Hereby Certify That The Pro.j_e ct.
" Entitled: ' ' ,
FACTORS AFFECTING THE TEACHING (IF BUSINESS STUDIES
AT THE JUNIOR SECONDAWL SCHOOL LEVEL IN ANAMEJRA STATE
Is Worthy or Acceptance
In Partial Fulfilment: of the Requfrements far the Award
of Degree of Masters in
Business And Distributive Education
PROJECT SUPERVISOR
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External Examher "
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F ! ! DEP'L'. OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER
EDUCATION
D!?., F .: C. OC!-T~>,]L"., PROJECT ~JIX~T'IS~?/
I : 05 G stazwnmts, faci1f.tL cs provided for teaching
l%xx'tccri vul: OF t l x 23 fact.or: stzt.antnts were icicntif'l.cd as
iac;:rr:; v~h:l.da~? Ecct the teaching of Business :;tuclies at i;hc J.S.S.
v . 'I'll< ?I I,C,E, was :-owid to be thc predominant busfnec:: teacher
c!~~aJ.L?:icni::i.orw~,,h ile most scnools did not incLt..J<+t ypew~:$ting and
shc~r::l%lnci j ~ i3 xir Business t;t.udics Curricultm. V?utual:l.y no junSor
sccontliiry rr:hool. in Anambra State was rviequately provid~iw ith th::
rc!ccx~l~icnder(q! ~tfprnali;i iilil fac.i.ltt3.c.s. Al.3. thc ol)jee'civc:.: of Uusl.nc:;s
Iitudic:; ax t:hc J.S.S. Imcl were found attahiL~ie.
Finally, the opinion of Buslnens Studies teachers :In the dif-
fcrcnt aiucati.onal zones i,n Anambra State was foud to Lil the sane
on Ulc fol.lowhg issue: attainability of Susiness Studies ohjecti.vcs;
.the cxtent Lo which the factms affect the teaching of Uuslness Studic:
at the J.S.S. level, and the number of teaching periocls per week
adequate For Business Studies.
Thus, it was concluded that most of the factas vrhi.ch: affect' 'the
teaching oi Uwiness Studies a(. (.he junior secondaxy sc.hool levcl in
Ana~.&raS kate ware icicntified.
To The 'hrer-L,iv.vS.r!y IWnoly
of my Loving and Ca-l.ng Fatncr
Late Snedrack 0. Chinemelu
:I: Vi:l.Sn to aclcncnd.c~iget he eifo.rt Dr. C, I. Okecli1.11cr~1, my ki;imcr
LI~VLSW Wlio XCft the employ of: tho ins"L.t:utj.on after ny p!qo::ill
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ric.I-'cucc. ?it: was thc.ougll his guidance that msearch in this area
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Ijminc:~S tudi!~a t t:llc? Junior Swondary Sclmol lcvel was con-
ccivd. Ilir; advicx? and (mlncourayement remains invalwab:ie.
I :Fc.cl hign1.y dc?l.l.ghted having ruorkw with Drr. E. C. Osuala 3:;
my reconti xlviser. J appreciar.cul his conscic.~nciouse ffort and zeal
tomrcl:; a perfect work. His guidance and different approach to tho,
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work aclc'iru new vj.goux making ,khe rc?search more exiting and more
*uuc to life. I arri very very grateful. to Dr, Osuala.
I am also very yrateful to niy brother nnmanuel who helpea me
in various ways throrlghout the course of this work. My prayer fs
that G d w ill bless him most abundantly.
Ply thiu~ksa lso (lo to the members of staff of the State Education
Con~micslon( Department of Statistics) and 13he State Ministry of
Educatioll (Cxmlination Division), who helped me to collect tne list
or all sccondaq schools in Ananihra State, and the list of seconcky
schoolr, who offered Business Studies at the Junior NAFX Exaninati.on
neld 5.11 &me, 1986.
J. a;:) also very grateful to tne principals of schools used in
this Swxstigation for their co-operation in m&ing sure that the

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Dac1:ground of the Study
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