EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS CONSIDERED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL BUSINESS SUBJECT TEACHERS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study determined the opinions of business subject teachers on how effective they consider experiential learning and instructional materials as strategies for teaching entrepreneurship in secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research question and four null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was 513 teachers. A sample size of 244 was drawn for the study using simple random sampling technique. A structured and validated questionnaire comprising of 11 and 10 items in two clusters respectively, was used for data collection. Mean was used to answer the research question while t-test and ANOVA were used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. Findings of the study revealed that the teachers considered experiential learning and the use of instructional material highly effective for teaching entrepreneurship. This study concluded that business subject teachers should employ the use of experiential learning and instructional materials as effective teaching strategies to facilitate students’ skills for self-reliance and employability on graduation. It was concluded amongst others that; Anambra State Government should provide funds for organization of regular training and retraining programs for business subject teachers in secondary schools to enable them update their knowledge on the current skill trends which will give them insight on effective use of experiential learning exposure and instructional materials strategies in teaching different skills.