Investigating the problems of teaching commercial subjects in senoir secondary schools, a case study of selected schools in Kenema city

Abstract

The study was conducted in Kenema city. The essence of the study was to find out the problems of teaching commercial subjects in Senior Secondary Schools in Kenema City. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The target population was twenty pupils and ten teachers drawn from various Senior Secondary Schools. The study came out with the following findings below: 1. The pupils were highly interested to study commercial subjects and hoped to have professional jobs in financial institutions. 2. Most of the teachers were not professional teachers in commercial subjects. 3. Based on the findings, most of the pupils rely on their teachers to get learning materials. 50% got their teaching/learning materials from the black board summary. 4. 8 respondents representing 40% indicated limited time allocated to each subject. There is a need to allocate more time to all subjects for effective teaching and learning process.