A Study of Teachers Perceptions of Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum Content in Junior Secondary Schools in Nigeria

The purpose of this study is to investigate teachers’ perceptions of the curriculum content of Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA) in junior secondary school in Nigeria. The study specifically sets out to ascertain topics that teachers consider as important as well as how their teaching of the subject can be improved. The design of the study was descriptive survey. Sample consisted of 162 CCA teachers drawn from junior secondary schools in South East Nigeria. The questionnaire was used to collect data. Data collected were analysed in simple percentage, means and standard deviation. Based on the findings, it was recommended that CCA teachers be involved in the production of school curricula and that those in service should undergo constant training and retraining.