Evaluation of Factors Responsible For Shortage of Economics Teachers in Public Secondary School in Fct, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the factors responsible for shortage of Economics teachers in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study and the sample was 60 respondents selected from thirty public Secondary Schools in FCT. Simple random technique was employed to select the sample of the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Factors Responsible of Shortage of Economics Teachers Questionnaire (FRSETQ) was used to gather data from respondents. The questionnaire adopted was a modified four (4) pointslikert-type rating scale of strongly agree = 4 (SA), Agree = 3 (A), Disagree = 2 (D) and Strongly Disagree = 1 (SD). To ensure content validity, a pilot test was carried out.20 respondents were administered the instrument to whom did not participate in the main study. The result of the test was calculated using the Law she Content Validity Index. CRV of 0.86 was obtained, which proves the validity of the instrument. All copies of the questionnaire were administered by the researcher’s assistant in the public Secondary Schools selected for the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to analysis the data collected from the study. The study discovered that 1. Factors responsible for shortage of Economics teachers are inadequate funding of Economics programmed, lack of strategic planning on manpower, poor motivation of teachers, corruption, limited higher institutions offering Economics and poor condition of service. 2. The effects of shortage of Economics teachers on the academic performance of secondary school students in FCT are poor academic performance, high students-teachers ratio, low productivities of the teachers, and heavy workload on the teachers and poor job satisfaction. Based on the findings, the followings were recommended: 1. Government should increase the funding of Economic Programmed in the country especially in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 2. The government should design national manpower strategic document to guide the production of teachers in the country especially for Economics programmed etc.