Emerging issues in teaching effectiveness of environmental education related themes in junior secondary schools curriculum in Cross River State, Nigeria

The purpose of this paper was to examine the emerging issues in teaching effectiveness of environmental education related themes in junior secondary school curriculum. The paper pointed out the various teaching methods adopted by teachers in teaching. The factors that hamper teaching effectiveness in higher education institution include: poor attitude of teachers in the integration of information communication technology (ICT) into teaching and research; poor classroom management; brain-drain syndrome and poor pay; inadequate learning environment and facilities; lecturer-student ratio; poor or inadequate funding for research; inaccessible teaching scholarship and grant. The paper also suggested ways of improving teaching effectiveness of environmental education related themes in junior secondary school curriculum: enhancing professional development and teachers’ preparation; adequate funding; integration of ICT into teaching and research; upward review of pay-packages of teachers. The paper all call on governments and proprietors of public and private secondary schools respectively to increase its budgetary allocation to these institutions as well as making teaching scholarship and research grant available and accessible. Well-equipped ICT centers should be established to enhance teacher's accessibility to information in order to improve teaching effectiveness.