The pre-vocational subject in the Nigerian Junior School Curriculum which blends skills from various professions for the benefit of the society is the Basic Technology. This subject needs community resources for effective teaching and learning. These resources are human and non-human discovered outside the immediate school environment which is relevant for improving teaching and learning. Usability of these community resources and teachers' perception of the use are major precursors for the sustainability of Basic Technology instructions in Nigeria. Hence, this research adopted a detailed research type of inquiry approach with the use of the questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha value of the instrument for Availability, Usability and perception of the use of community resources was 0.65, 0.67 and 0.74 respectively. The target population was all the upper basic school teachers from two states (Oyo and Osun) in Southwest Nigeria. 959 Basic Technology teachers were purposively sampled from the states. One research hypothesis was formulated and tested using a t-test and three research questions were answered using frequency count and means. The outcome reveals that the identified community resources are not used as expected by Basic Technology teachers for Basic Technology teaching; the teachers have a positive perception of the use to basic technology instruction; both male and female Basic Technology teachers were not different in their perception of the use of community resources for teaching. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that the use of community resources in Basic Technology instruction should be sustained.
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Teachers' Perception and Utilization of Community Resources for Sustainability of Basic Technolo gy Instructions in South-west Nigeria
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Makinde, Semiu; Romoke, Ajala; Michael, Odewumi; Fakomogbon
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