CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study                                                                     1

Statement of the Problem                                                                    3

Purpose of the Study                                                                           5

Statement of the Hypothesis                                                                         5 

Significance of the Study                                                                    6

Research Question

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Conceptual Framework of Economics                                                            8

Economics as a Teaching Subject                                                                 10

The Place of Economics in a Curriculum                                                        15

Method of Teaching Economics                                                                   16

Factors Militating Against the Teaching of Economics                                    19

Factors Militating Against the Learning of Economics                                     19

Theoretical Framework                                                                                29

Review of Empirical Studies.                                                                         31

Summary of the Literature Review                                                                32

CHAPTER THREE: RSEARCH METHODS

Research Design                                                                                          34

Area of the Study                                                                                         34                                                

Population of the Study                                                                                34                                                                      

Sample and Sampling Technique                                                                  34

Instrument for Data Collection                                                                     35

Validation of the instrument                                                                          35

Reliability of the Study                                                                                 35

Method of Data Collection                                                                             36

Method of Data Analysis                                                                              36                                                                                                                                         

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA                 

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary                                                                                                       45     

Educational Implication of the Study                                                             45

Limitations of the Study                                                                      45                                                                                                                                                              

Recommendations                                                                                        46

Suggestions for Further Studies                                                          47

REFERENCE                                                                                   

APPENDIX                                                                                               50

This study was conducted to find out the factors affecting the effective study of economics in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors affecting the effective teaching and learning of economics in secondary schools in Izzi Local Government Area. The research design of the study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study was ten thousand, nine hundred (10,900) students and seventy-five (75) teachers in the senior secondary schools. One hundred and fifty (150) teachers and students were sampled in five selected schools. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaires. The validity and reliability of the instrument were tested. Data collected were presented in a table, mean and frequency distributions were used to analyse the data. The findings show that teaching and learning of economics in our secondary schools are affected by unqualified economics teachers, poor method of teaching, inadequate instructional materials and attitudes and interest of the teachers and students. Based on the findings some recommendations were made thus Employment of economics teachers by the government through the ministry of education should be strictly based on merit so as to make it possible for only those who studied the course to be appointed.