Anambra Secondary School Teachers’ Perception on the Reintroduction of History in the School Curriculum

Abstract

The study investigated Anambra Secondary School Teachers’ Perception on the 
Reintroduction of History in the School Curriculum. The population of the study 
comprises of all the history teachers in Anambra state secondary schools (111), 
the entire population was used as the research sample because they are small. 
Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Questionnaire 
named History Teachers’ Perception (HTP) was the only instrument used to 
gather information from the teachers. The instrument was validated and the 
reliability coefficient established using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co
efficient r technique to be 0.85. mean of 2.5 was used as decision rule, where a 
value of 2.5 and above is accepted, while any value that falls below 2.5 was 
rejected. The finding showed that history teachers have high and positive 
perception towards the reintroduction of history into secondary school curriculum 
but they indicated that some challenges can hinder successful implementation. 
The finding also shows that there is no significant difference between the 
perception of male and female history teachers towards the reintroduction of 
history into secondary school curriculum. It therefore recommends among other 
things that: Anambra State Ministry of education should regularly organize 
seminars, workshops and conferences for professional development of history 
teachers, so as to equip the teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to 
teach History effectively and Anambra State Government should ensuring that 
schools have adequate teaching resources, including updated textbooks, 
multimedia materials, and access to historical archives.