TEACHING MANPOWER SITUATIONS FOR ECONOMICS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE.

This study is aimed at studying the teaching manpower situations for economics in senior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. To achieve the purpose of this study, three research questions were raised and examined. Data was collected from six senior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area. The checklist was the instrument used for data collection. The survey research design was adopted for the study. An analysis of the data was done using the mean score and ratio. The findings from the study includes that the quality and quantity of economics teachers in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State is adequate. It was concluded that the quality of economics teachers improves their effectiveness as teachers and improves the academic performance of the students in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. Some of the recommendations made include that there should be training and retraining of staffs so thet they can keep giving their best and be efficient. Also, there should be provisions for building new classes in advance so as to avoid overcrowding in the classes.