Introduction
Business studies as a subject in junior secondary school has a link with economic growth and development of any
country. According to Abdullahi(2002), Business education is an aspect of total educational programme which
provides the recipient with knowledge, skills, understanding and attitude needed to perform well in the business
world as a producer or consumer of goods and services. Furthermore, Osuala (2004) is of the opinion that
Business education is a broad area of knowledge that deals with a nation’s economic system and also identifies
and explains the rate of business contentment and experience that prepare individuals for effective participation
as citizens, workers and consumers. Babuno (2012) defines Business education as an aspect of vocational
education that equips people with necessary skills and theoretical knowledge needed for performance in business
world either for job occupation or self-employment.
Ojetunde (1998) defined business education as types of training which enable the individuals understand the skill
which enables him to enter the business world and earn a live hood. Accounting, Book-keeping, commerce,
shorthand, typewriting e.t.c provides knowledge and business and which serves as a background for further study
and for a advancement in the business world. Okoro (2013) found that strategies used by teachers enhance the
teaching of business studies. The quality of the development of any country depends on the development of its
human and material resources. The educational processes of Nigerian have a tremendous impact on the socio-
economic aspects of this new disciplines and the subject was introduced in the school curriculum among which
are technology and business studies. The social and economic development of the country is directly linked with
student academic performance Ighobe (2013) The students’ performance (academic achievement) plays an
important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the
country thus responsible for the country’s economic and social development.
Ali (2009) In Nigerian educational curriculum, the introduction of business educational has thrown on attractive
challenges to technological development. It also provides necessary information to business teacher
administration, state boar personnel professional and organization to eradicate current programme to implement
any necessary change in pre-service and in training opportunities. It also makes the study aware of the business
environment. To justify the huge money governments spends on our educational system the curriculum there is
need for business studies among our younger students for national growth and development no doubt,
educational objective for national development cannot be achieved without an effective modern knowledge cum
wider knowledge and experience of business orientation and needs of society (Adabi, 2015).
The educational philosophy that is effective and functioning in any society has a relation to knowledge and
wisdom of the individual so as to be able to be productive particularly in our dynamic societies. The process of
business enterprising is gradual and is witnessing a lot of changed and fullest challenges especially in our
business society concerning the junior secondary schools curriculum. Falae (2013) opined that this has to pre
pare the youth of nowadays with business studies education as dynamic subject which all provide the students to
know what they can contribute to the growth of economic development, Opportunities for students to practice
problem solving skills, ability to understand their relationship between work and self survival, an understanding
of many the problems that business faced, present of personal satisfaction in acquiring on employable skill the
prime concern of the writer of this study centres on the appreciation of student performance in the school and the
factors that influences and encourages the students to offer business studies to this and conducted in selected
secondary school in Oyo West local government.
Statement of the Problem
The low level of student performances in business studies among secondary schools necessitated government
attention towards education administration. It was observed that this low level of performance was due to
lateness in the introduction and continuous changing process in educational policy. The new policy of education
popularly known as 6-3-3-4 system which aimed at high lightning some of the likely problem of business studies
in the junior secondary schools. What now bothers mind is the rate of failure of students in business studies as it
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Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this study is to examine the teacher factors influencing effective teaching of business studies
in junior secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. This study particularly determines.
1. The influence of teachers’ attitude on effective teaching of Business Studies in Junior Secondary School
2. The influence of teachers’ competence on effective teaching of Business Studies in Junior Secondary School
Research Questions
The following research questions are raised to guide the study:
1. What is the influence of teachers’ attitude on effective teaching of Business Studies in Junior Secondary
School?
2. What is the influence of teachers’ competence on effective teaching of Business Studies in Junior Secondary
School?
