GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This paper carefully discussed on rebuilding trust in home economics education for
national development. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. Needs
assessment survey research design was adopted for the study with the population
comprising of all home economics experts in Akwa Ibom State. Stratified random
sampling technique was used to select fifty (50) home economists from each of the
three senatorial districts in Akwa Ibom State which gave the total of one hundred and
fifty (150) respondents that constituted the sample size used for the study. The
Instrument used in this study for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Home
Economics Education and National Development Questionnaire “(HEENDQ)”. Face and
content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test measurement
and evaluation to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness and
completeness for the study. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level
of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.80 and this was
high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data
generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive
statistics for answering the research questions. The paper concluded that home
economics education contributes to the development of individuals and families as
functioning units of society. In addition, home economics prepares students to use
entrepreneurial skills, accept challenges, adjust and adapt in a climate of change,
experiment and use creativity, make informed judgments, and apply reasoned action to
practical life situations. One of the recommendations made amongst others was that,
there is need to reorganize home economics curriculum to have balance between
knowledge and skills and values, so that the curriculum become competency based.
KEYWORDS: Home Economics Education, Academic ethics, Academic integrity, &
National development