Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 2
Labour market III
Labour market III
Term: 1st Term
Week: 2
Class: Senior Secondary School 2
Age: 16 years
Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
Date:
Subject: Economics
Topic:- Labour market III
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1-2
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PRESENTATION |
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY |
STUDENT’S ACTIVITY |
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STEP 1 INTRODUCTION |
The teacher reviews the previous lesson on trade union |
Students pay attention |
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STEP 2 EXPLANATION |
She explains the meaning of unemployment. She states the causes of unemployment |
Students pay attention and participates |
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STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION |
She states and explains the types of unemployment. She further outlines the effects and solutions to the problems of unemployment |
Students pay attention and participate |
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STEP 4 NOTE TAKING |
The teacher writes a summarized note on the board |
The students copy the note in their books |
NOTE
CONCEPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment is a situation where people that are eligible to work and are willing to work do not find employment.
Employment is when a person work to earn money either on weekly or monthly basis. It could be part time or full time and could be self employment. When all eligible people get work to do it regarded as FULL EMPLOYMENT.
CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
i) Inadequate industries
ii) Poor Agricultural system
iii) When supply is higher than demand
iv) Over-population
v) Faulty Educational Systems
vi) Economic Recession
vii) High cost of Education
viii) Advance Technology and Innovation ix) Use of capital intensive in production process
TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
1) Disguised Unemployment: This is a situation whereby a worker engages in a job when his potential is underutilized or not fully utilized e.g if a chemical engineering teaching in Nursery and Primary School as a teacher. It is also called underemployment.
2) Frictional Unemployment: This is a situation whereby a worker switching from one job to another is unable to get job or when a labour left this present job with the hope of getting another better job.
3) Voluntary Unemployment: People are not working because they do not want to work, not because they cannot find jobs.
4) Seasonal Unemployment: This occurs as a result of nature of the product of the goods involved e.g An ice block seller may be unemployed during rainy season.
5) Structural Unemployment: This occurs when there is a change in the pattern of demand of certain goods or a change in technological progress e.g use of computer replace use of typewriter.
6) Residual Unemployment: This is the type of unemployment that occurs as a result of mental and physical disability.
EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
(1) It increase crime rate
(2) It reduces investment
(3) It reduces standard of living
(4) Wastage of manpower
(5) It may lead to stagnation of the economy
(6) It constitutes threat to peace.
(7) It increase the Dependants
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
1) Adoption of Labour Intensive Technique of production.
2) Establishment of many industries by government and people.
3) Making Agriculture more attractive.
4) Population control (Effective)
5) Restructuring of our faulty Education Curriculum.
6) Reduction in the cost of Education.
7) Creation of more Local Governments and States.
EVALUATION: 1. Define unemployment
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively