Abstract
The study focused on the challenges related to teaching and learning
Clothing and Textiles for entrepreneurship in Ebonyi State University
Abakaliki. The purpose of the study sought to determine challenges related
to students, lecturers and physical/instructional facilities in teaching and
learning clothing and textiles. The study adopted descriptive survey design.
Three (3) research questions guided the study. The population of the study
comprised all the six (6) lecturers and all the forty two clothing and textiles
students in the Home Economies department of Ebonyi State University
There was no sampling because of small population size. Questionnaire was
used to collect data. Data were analyzed with mean statistic. Nine students
challenges were identified to include poor and irregular attendance to lecture
among others. Six (6) lecturers related challenges were identified to include
lack of clothing and textiles lecturers, using lecturers who are not
professionals to lecturer the course among others. Ten physical/instructional
facilities were identified to include; lack of labouratories computer software
among others. Recommendations include that students should be re-directed
to develop interest on clothing and textiles for entrepreneurship trades,
university management should employ more professional lecturers in
clothing and textiles among others.