Students' Perceptions of the objectives and Contents of the College of Education Social Studies Curriculum: Challenges in Perspective
Table 2.
ChallengesConfronting Social Studies Teachers in the Colleges of Education (N=20)
| S/N | Items | SA | A | D | SD | Decision | | 1 | My school has a few reference materials. | 6(30%) | 10 (50%) | 2(10%) | 2 (10%) | Agree | | 2 | There is poor History and Geography background of students. | 7(35%) | 10 (50%) | 3(15%) | - | Agree | | 3 | There is lack of Social Studies Resource Centres at the Colleges of Education. | 9(45%) | 10 (50%) | 1(5%) | - | Agree | | 4 | The period on the time table for teaching the subject is not adequate. | 5(25%) | 11(55%) | 3(15%) | 1(5%) | Agree | | 5 | Large class size affects my teaching negatively. | 6(30%) | 9(45%) | 3(15%) | 2 (10%) | Agree | | 6 | Some teachers find it difficult to teach some of the topics in the subject. | 3(15%) | 10(50%) | 5(25%) | 2(10%) | Agree | | 7 | There is lack of regular workshop on teaching of Social Studies. | 9(45%) | 9(45%) | 2(10%) | - | Agree |
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