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Effect Of Availability Of Equipment On Students’ Performance In Foods And Nutrition
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The main purpose of this study was to identify the effect of availability of equipment on students’ performance in Foods and Nutrition. The research is imperative in that the findings of the study will assist government and other key stakeholders in education to provide support towards the implementation of Foods and Nutrition curriculum focused on the identified critical challenges.
The study adopted the descriptive survey research design in which 8 schools selected through purposive sampling technique. The population for this study comprised of students in all the secondary schools in Lagos State that are offering Foods and Nutrition as a subject at ordinary level. Eight secondary schools in Surulere Local government comprising 120 students were selected by a simple random sampling and this also comprised of 8 Foods and Nutrition teachers. A structured questionnaire, interviews and observations were used as data collection instruments.
The findings reveal the following challenges as militating against the effective implementation of the Foods and Nutrition curriculum in Lagos State: negative attitude by parents and students towards the subject; inadequate professional and qualified teachers for the teaching of Foods and Nutrition; inadequate infrastructure and equipment in schools and where the equipment is available it being underutilized due to lack of expertise and inconsistent electrical power supply ; insufficient instructional materials and books in schools ; and that schools are generally poorly financed.
Four key recommendations arising from the study are that quarterly awareness campaigns should be carried out in society to educate the public about the importance of Foods and Nutrition as well as technical and vocational subjects in the curriculum; training programs in form of seminars, conferences, workshops and in servicing, should be organized at regular intervals to equip teachers with the requisite skills for the teaching of Foods and Nutrition; school should form partnerships with the industries and corporate bodies aimed at financing the implementation of Foods and Nutrition curriculum and vocational subjects in secondary schools and that adequate infrastructure, resource materials and facilities should be provided in schools for effective teaching and learning.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]There is no doubt
about the usefulness of these programs in secondary schools provided
errors or specific weaknesses of the ‘process’ (if any) are identified,
and remedial measures taken for improvement. There is the fear that most
research reports about the implemented curriculum favour the patronage
of public schools, with little or no regard to private secondary
schools.Furthermore, in some earlier studies like Relevant of
Education, A Myth or Reality? Taylor (2011) ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]There is no doubt
about the usefulness of these programs in secondary schools provided
errors or specific weaknesses of the ‘process’ (if any) are identified,
and remedial measures taken for improvement. There is the fear that most
research reports about the implemented curriculum favour the patronage
of public schools, with little or no regard to private secondary
schools.Furthermore, in some earlier studies like Relevant of
Education, A Myth or Reality? Taylor (2011) ... Continue reading---
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