Open AccessChallenges of the Use of Instructional Materials in Geography Classroom in Secondary School: Nepal
Author(s) -
Keshav Raj Dhakal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of geographical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2630-5070
DOI - 10.30564/jgr.v3i3.2144
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , nonprobability sampling , mathematics education , constraint (computer aided design) , government (linguistics) , resource (disambiguation) , data collection , laziness , sri lanka , pedagogy , geography , sociology , psychology , social science , engineering , computer science , library science , environmental planning , mechanical engineering , computer network , population , linguistics , philosophy , demography , psychiatry , tanzania
Geography is an optional subject in the secondary schools in Nepal. This study examines the challenges of using instructional materials in the teaching of geography in community secondary schools in Kathmandu district of Bagmati Province. Eight geography teachers were selected on the basis of purposive sampling out of community schools offering geography as an optional subject. The semi structured interview method are used for data collection. The interviews are recorded on an audio recorder and then after transcribed. The data were categorized from the raw data and tables were constructed with frequency. After collecting data, analysis of the data acquired was made through the interpretative method. The results reveals that the challenges of using instructional materials are non-availability of materials, laziness of the teachers, lack of skill and strategies, financial constraint, lack of appropriate materials in textbook, time constraint, lack of support from authority, lack of geography resource room etc. The remedies of the challenges of using instructional materials are the organizing of training and workshop for teachers on how to use instructional materials, provision of funds by the authorities and government, regular supervision, the improvisation of the local materials and the provision of the various instructional materials which are necessary for teaching etc.