SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS BUSINESS STUDIES IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

This study investigated the school environmental factors and secondary school students” attitude te business studies in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. In or achieve the objective of the study, three research questions were posed and three null hypotheses § the study. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the comprised 3,076 upper basic 3 students in the 16 public secondary schools in Calabar South Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Proportionate sampling technique was employed to a sample ol 156 respondents. The instrument for data collection and analysis was the Environmental Factors and Secondary School Students’ Attitude Towards Business Studies Questior containing twenty items. The instrument was validated by three experts from University of Cross State. Simple linear regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant leve finding from the study revealed that there is a significant influence of school social climate on sec school students’ attitude towards business studies in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross State, Nigeria. Based on the result of the finding, it was recommended that students-teachers relatic should be enhanced to boost students’ attitude towards business studics in Calabar South Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Word count: 216