Abstract

This study investigated the strategies used by English Studies teachers to cope with students' lack of textbooks in selected public junior secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area. The study adopted a qualitative research design. The sample consisted of thirty (30) English Studies teachers purposively selected from ten (10) public junior secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Data were collected using an interview guide. The teachers' responses were audio-recorded and transcribed, and the transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the level of textbook possession among students in Ibadan North Local Government Area is low. The major coping strategy adopted by English Studies teachers was pairing of students to share the available textbooks Based on these findings, it is recommended that the purchase of recommended English textbooks should be made compulsory for students in public junior secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area. It was recommended that the school authorities should collaborate with book publishers to make textbooks available to students at subsidised rates and the state government should invest in the construction and equipping and maintenance of modern library facilities in public schools, where students can access relevant textbooks that they may not be able to purchase individually.