TEACHERS’ AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ATTAINMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAYELSA STATE.

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The launching of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for a multi-stakeholders approach towards the attainment of the goals before 2030. Four years after, the formal education sector in Bayelsa State has yet to implement any visible mechanism towards the attainment of the SDGs. This paper seeks to ascertain the awareness, perception and challenges of teachers towards the attainment of the SDGs in Bayelsa State. The study was guided by three research questions and three corresponding null hypotheses. The study adopted the descriptive survey design using a sample of 240 teachers drawn from six local government areas in Bayelsa State. A structured questionnaire, consisting of 20-items, was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while independent samples z-test was used to test the null hypotheses. Result revealed that teachers in Bayelsa State had a low level of awareness, positive perception and faced significant challenges which limit their contribution towards the attainment of the SDGs. On the basis of this result, it was recommended that teachers be offered opportunities to attend training and workshops so that their knowledge and awareness of the SDGs can be improved.

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