Extent of Teachers’ Participation in The Selection of Curriculum Contents in Secondary Schools in Enugu State

The role of teachers in the achievement of educational objectives cannot be overemphasized. They are the major key players in curriculum implementation at the classroom levels. Teachers can make or mar a nation, where they fail to implement the designed contents, the educational objectives may not be achieved. They are at the middle between the contents and the learners. Unfortunately, the extent of teachers’ participation in the selection of the contents they implement is not yet known. Thus, this study therefore investigated the extent of teachers participation in the selection of curriculum contents in secondary schools in Enugu State. The population for the study was 8, 909 teachers in the 287 secondary schools in Enugu. The sample for the study was 688 made up of (285 males and 403 females). One research question and one hypothesis were posed for the study. Mean scores were used to answer the research question while the hypothesis was tested using t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom. The major finding was that teachers participate in the selection of curriculum contents in secondary schools in Enugu State to a little extent. The educational implication was indicated, based on that recommendations were made.