Dr. Egbonyi, Etuki Eborty; Mrs. Idongesit E. Ephraim and Remi Modupe Omoogun
Abstract
The work analyzed capacity building and perception of interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of Environmental Education among secondary school teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for this study. Out of a population of 5,194 secondary school teachers in Cross River State, the stratified and simple random sampling technique(s) were employed to select a sample of 1030 for the study. The study was guided by transforming the stated research question into a research hypothesis and simple linear regression was used to analyze the hypothesis. The result shows that there was a positive significant influence of teacher’s capacity building on their perception of interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of Environmental Education in the secondary school. It was therefore recommended that government and Environmental stake holders such as the ministries of Education and Environment including NGOs should organize frequent Environmental Education capacity building for secondary school teachers to enhance their capacity building and increase their perception of interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of Environmental Education.