Role of Instructional Materials on Teaching and Learning of Home Economics Education for National Development

Abstract

The paper assessed the role of instructional materials on teaching and learning of home economics for national development among secondary school students in Kaduna state. The major goal of Home Economics education is the development of occupational competence for obtaining a job with business carrier or to be self-employed. In carrying out the work, three research questions were formulated based on the objectives of the study. Survey research design was used. The sample comprised of two hundred and fifty-six (256) SS II students randomly sampled from 5 schools drawn from 5 towns in the state. The data used were obtained by means of questionnaire distributed to 256 male and female youths in the selected senior secondary schools in Kaduna State. The data collected were analyzed using mean score. it was recommended that instructional materials should be used in teaching Home Economics in secondary schools to enhance students’ achievement for national development. The findings of the study revealed that home economic education is capable of creating millions of jobs for Nigerian youths. This will lead to economic development in Kaduna state in particular and Nigeria in general. It also revealed that the capability of home economic education for job creation is not doubted but constrained by several challenges among which are poor funding, lack of training personnel and facilities. In order to overcome these challenges, it is recommended that Vocational experts, government officials and the business world should work together for the purpose of providing instructional materials for training students for job creation and enhancing Nigeria economic.