Perceived teacher’s culture and teaching of environmental education at the Universal Basic Education (UBE) level in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated perceived influence of teachers’ culture and Teaching of Environmental Education at the UBE Level in Cross River State. One hypothesis was used to guide the study. A sample of 450 teachers was used from the 3 education zones of the state. Proportionate stratified random sampling was used to select the sample size of the teachers. The researcher designed and administered an instrument titled, Perceived Influence of Teachers’ Culture and Teaching of Environmental Education questionnaire (PITCTEEQ) which was the main instrument used for data collection. An Ex-post Facto design was adopted for the study. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through Cronbach Alpha Reliability Method with reliability index of 0.81. ANOVA was the statistical techniques employed to test the null hypothesis under study. 10 items questionnaire was adopted. Each was tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that: There was no statistically significant difference between male and female teachers in their teaching of Environmental Education with respect to TCC, KSM, TCM, TCWS and TEC. Teachers’ culture showed significant influence on the teaching of EE in the study area. By these findings, the study recommended among others that UBE teachers must be aware that culture and the concept of EE are two different ways of knowing, and therefore, their attitudes towards the teaching of EE have to be unrelated to their cultural beliefs.

Keywords: Teachers, Culture, Teaching, Environmental Education