The Place of Funding in the Teaching of Home Economics Programme in Nigeria

摘要

This paper focused attention on the place of funding in the teaching of Home Economics programme in Nigeria. Home Economics is a multidisciplinary field of knowledge that is practically oriented. No practical skill can be acquired without the provision of funds for procurement of consumables and non-consumable resource materials. Funding is the life-wire of any educational programme and the bed rock for any effective acquisition of practical skills in Home Economics. In order to provide answer to the patient question raised on the place of funding in the teaching of Home Economics in schools, the following issues were discussed: the need for funding, sources of funding, problems of poor funding, and the way forward. Conclusively, the value of funds for Home Economics programme is inestimable and funds provided for Home Economics programme is an investment which can lead to quality teaching and the acquisition of entrepreneurship skills for self-reliance.