THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF TEACHING CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ON THE WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AREA OF ONDO STATE

The study examined problems and prospects of teaching Christian religion education in Nigeria Secondary Schools in Ondo West local government, Ondo state.The study objectives are to; Insufficient number of qualified teachers affect students‟ mass failure in Christian religious studies. Unavailability of instructional materials for teaching of Christian religious studies subjects affects students‟ mass failure in Christian religious studies s; The previous social economic backgrounds of the students affect them in studying Christian religious studies subjects and the attitude and interest of students towards the nature of Christian religious Studies subject contributes deeply to their mass failure in SSCE.The study employed the descriptive survey design. The nature of the problem was duly considered in the study. The research design used for the study is the survey design. The reason why this design was as adopted was because the researcher would make use of the primary data obtained through the questionnaire. The area of the study covers students of five selected secondary schools located within Ondo West local government area. The target population consist of public secondary school in Ondo West local government area,Ondo. Simple random sampling techniques was adopted for the study. The researcher used a total of Hundred(100) students from five(5) selected public secondary schools in Ondo local government area,Ondo. The research instrument used was.Questionnaire.The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage. The study recommended that Government both at the federal and state levels should employ more qualified teacher for secondary schools to ensure efficiency and optimal performance in Christian religious Studies subject. The study also recommended that teachers should develop positive relationships with students and stress classroom activities that will involve active teaching- learning process and student‟s participation in the class. The study concludes that insufficient numbers of qualified Christian Religious Studies teachers and instructional materials for teaching affect Christian Religious Studies subject.