ABSTRACT

Primary data collected from Primary School Teachers in Umuahia North and Ikwuano L. 0. A. was discussed. The main objective of the study is to get a result, which could be relevant in formulation and implementation policies on education. Percentages were used to discuss the distribution of those who preferred teaching profession according to their background characteristics. The Chi- square test was equally applied to sharpen the observations made Fiona this distribution. However, i1i result of the analysis showed that, preference of teaching' profession is not associated with any of the background characteristics of primary school teachers in Abia State.

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PAGES

TITLE PAGE (i)

CERTIFICATION (ii)

DEDICATION (iii)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (iv)

TABLE OF CONTENTS (v)

ABSTRACTS (vi)

LIST OF TABLES (vii)

,CHAPTERI

1.0 INTRODUCTiON I

1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUD' - 1-3

1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM - 3

1.3 RATIONALE OF STUDY - 3-4

1.4 AlMS AND OBJECTIVES 4

1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY 4

1.6 LiTERATURE REVIEW - 4-7

1.7 METHODOLOGY - 8

1.7.1 SOURCES OF DATA AND LIMITATION - 8-9

1.7.2 METHOD OF ANALYSIS - 9-10

1.8 ORGANISATION OF WORK - 10

1.9 DEFINITION OF CONCEPT 11

CHAPTER 2

2J BACKGROUND CFIARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS - 12-18

CHAPTER 3

3.0 LEVELS AND DIFFERENTIALS OF PREFERENCE FOR TEACHING

PROFESSION - 19

3.1 DIFFERENTIALS FOR PREFERENCE OF TEACHING

PROFESSION. - 19-23

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3.2 TEST OF SIGNiFICANCE OF ASSOCIATiON BETWEEN PREFERENCE FOR

TEACHING PROFESSION AND BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF

RESPONDENTS. 23-26

CI-IAPTER 4

4.0 SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSiON 27

4.1 SUMMARY - 27

4.2 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION. 28

REFRENCES - 29

APPEN DICES

APPENDIX 1 30-32

APPENDIX 2 - 3 3-36

APPENDIX 3 37-39