POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES BY HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ASABA METROPOLIS, BEFORE, DURING AND BEYOND COVID -19

Abstract

This study aimed at determining Poverty Reduction Strategies by Home Economics Teachers in Public
Secondary Schools in Asaba metropolis. Three research questions guided the study. Survey research design
was adopted for the study. Fifty (50) Home Economics teachers in public Secondary Schools in Asaba
Metropolis were sampled and participated in the study and the population for the study was made up of fifty
(50) Home Economics teachers in the public Secondary Schools in Asaba metropolis. The instrument for
data collection was a questionnaire developed by the researcher and validated by two experts in Home
Economics and measurement evaluation from the Delta state university Abraka Delta State. Using the
Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient to determine its co-efficient A correlation of 0.72 was
obtained which was high enough for the study Data analysis is was done using mean and standard deviation
to answer the research questions. The result of the study among others showed that from the data analyzed,
all agreed on the strategies for achieving sustainable development goals: Home Economies as skill
acquisition course will go a long way eradicating poverty and unemployment in Nigeria. Insufficient
orientation on practical ways to adopt in teaching, lack of appropriate facilities, instructional aids and
limited lesson periods have all militated against effective actualization of expected sustainable development
goals in Asaba Metropolis in Delta State Nigeria. Based on these findings, it was recommended that Home
Economies Professionals Associations leaders should organize conferences and workshop where Home
Economics teachers obtain adequate information of how to continue to contribute meaningfully to the
achievement of sustainable development goals beyond Covid 19.