TITLE:
Integration of Climate Change into the Senior Secondary School Agricultural Science Curriculum in Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Michael E.i Ikeh, Florence O. Ifeanyieze, Cajethan U. Ugwuoke
KEYWORDS:
Climate Change, Curriculum, Secondary School, Agricultural Science, Integration
JOURNAL NAME:
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences,
Vol.4 No.4,
September
25,
2014
ABSTRACT: The study was carried out
to identify content areas of climate change for integration into the senior
secondary school agricultural science curriculum in countries such as Nigeria.
Two research questions were developed and answered by the study while two null
hypotheses were formulated and tested. Descriptive survey research design was
adopted for the study. The population for the study was 441 while the sample
was 249. A 34-item structured questionnaire was developed for data collection.
The questionnaire items were face-validated by five experts while Cronbach
alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items. The
copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents with the help
of two research assistants. Weighted mean was used to answer the research
questions while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05
level of significance and 240 degrees of freedom. The findings of the study revealed
that four clusters with 23 items were required for integration in the
curriculum while 11 materials were identified to help teach the content areas.
It was also found that there was no significant (p > 0.05) difference in the
mean responses of Lecturers and extension agents on each item in the content
areas of climate change and materials for teaching them. The study recommended
among others that the clusters and 23 items with the materials identified by
the study should be integrated into the agricultural science curriculum for
teaching in secondary schools, especially in Nigeria.