Professionalising Skills in Teaching and Learning of Business Studies to Persons with Special Needs
Keywords:
Business Studies, Professionalism, Teaching, Persons with Special needsAbstract
This paper is aimed at professionalizing skills in teaching and learning of Business Studies to persons with special needs. Business studies prepares and arms students with knowledge aimed at creating career awareness of saleable skills that will enable them to fit into the world of work. The career opportunities available to students who study Business Studies include; secretary, book-keeping, computer operator, cashier, clearing agent, marketer, etc. Skills that Persons with Special Needs can learn from studying Business Studies to help them become independent includes: tailoring, weaving, bricklaying, carpentry, painting, motor vehicle repairs, cobblers, typing etc. This can only be achieved with the help of a professional Business Studies Teacher. This paper x-rayed the concept of teaching, learning, and qualities of an effective teacher, strategies for professionalizing skills as well as challenges and prospects in teaching profession. The paper argues that the quality of teaching amongst some teachers seem not to have improved hence, they lack professional skills in teaching that qualifies them to be a competent teacher. Recommendations were proffered as a way forward. These include amongst others, the need for government to employ teacher’s base on prerequisite qualifications and teachers should be allowed to attend workshops to enhance their teaching skills in line with modern trends in education.
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