INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS’ VARIABLES ON BASIC SCHOOL HOME-ECONOMICS STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LAGOS STATE

Abstract

The study examined the influence of effective teaching and learning of Home Economics for sustainable development in basic schools in Education District I Lagos State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted in carrying out this study. Four hundred and two (402) respondents comprising 352 students and 50 Home Economics teachers were selected from 15 schools using the simple random and purposive sampling techniques.  The instrument for data collection was a researcher -designed questionnaire which was in two sets: one for teachers and another for students. Four research questions and four research hypotheses were answered and tested to give direction to the study. The data were analyzed using percentage and frequency distribution tables, while the hypotheses were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that teacher’s academic qualification, teacher’s experience, teacher’s attendance of workshop/seminars/conference, students and teacher’s knowledge on sustainable development significantly affected student’s academic performance in Home Economics for sustainable development leading to a rejection of all the four null hypotheses. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that training of teachers should be looked into and that only qualify and competent teachers should be employed in secondary schools particularly to teach Home Economics and also qualified teachers that can teach all the aspects of Home Economics should be employed, only this can guarantee the nation, the expected development and growth for sustainable development.