Challenges And Coping Initiative For Effective Teaching Practice Programme In Agricultural Education In Abia State:- Nwokocha, Chikanma

ABSTRACT

 This study was carried out to ascertain the challenges and coping initiativefor effective teaching practice programme in Agricultural Education in Ikwuano, Abia State. The study was guided by fourresearch questions and two null hypotheses. The literature related to the study was reviewed under the conceptualframework, theoreticalframework, empirical studies and summary ofthe related literature review. The study adopted questionnaire research design, the population ofthe study were 74 students and 14 lecturers, there was no.sampling since it was convenientfor the ' researcher to use the whole population. The instrument for collecting data was the use of questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts from the College of Education. Michael Okpara University ofAgriculture, Umudike. 'The reliability of the instrument was 0.83 which was conducted using Cronbach Alpha coefficient after a test-retest was conducted. The method ofdata collection was through the administration of 87 research questionnaires to the respondents in the study area. Mean and t-test statistic were used to analyzed the data. The findings ofthe study revealed that students and supervisorsfaced numerous challenges such as rejection of the students teachers in the school posted, difficulty in planning lesson note, inadequate fundfor supervision exercise, inadequate draining ofsupervisors, among other. It was recommended that adequate educational resources should be provided by governmentfor efficient and effective teachingpractice programme in / bia State.