PROBLEMS OF TEACHING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NKANU WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT
Recently various members of the society have raised an alarm on the low standard of education in Nigeria, high cost of food despite good quality soils as well as increased budgetary allocation for living has not improved in time with the variable mentioned above. From the findings this research it is observed, that agricultural science is not given the right and necessary attention it observed, for instance teachers who are the implementers of curriculum are faced with numerous problems, which include poor conditions of services, lack of incentives, frequency of industrial actions to back up the demand of better condition, among other problems. The study was conducted to investigated into the problem facing teachers of agricultural science in junior sections secondary schools in Nkanu west local Government Area. The data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution, which was converted to mean as to answer specific research questions. The following major findings were made viz; Inadequate qualified agricultural teachers; inadequate agricultural science facilities; there is insufficient fund and poor attitude of teachers in the class which hampers effective teaching and learning of agricultural science. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE   APPROVAL PAGE   DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  ABSTRACT  LIST OF TABLES 
CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS PURPOSE OF THE STUDY  SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY  SCOPE OF DELINEATION OF THE STUDY  RESEARCH QUESTION 
CHAPTER TWO  LITERATURE REVIEW  QUALITY OF TEACHERS  AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE FACILITIES  AVAILABILITY OF FUND FOR PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE LEVEL OF DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS 
CHAPTER THREE  THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY  DESIGN OF THE STUDY  SAMPLE AND SAMPLING  METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 
CHAPTER FOUR  PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA  RESEARCH QUESTION ONE  RESEARCH QUESTION TWO  RESEARCH QUESTION THREE  RESEARCH QUESTION FOUR 
CHAPTER FIVE  DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDY SUMMARY  REFERENCES  QUESTIONNAIRE