International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 39-46 Teachers' Awareness, Knowledge and Management Strategies in Handling Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Kogi State, Nigeria Download PDF Adedayo Adesokan, PhD, Olubukola Christianah Dada, PhD, Yetunde Mayowa Owoniyi Abstract: The Study assessed Teachers' Awareness, Knowledge and Management strategies in handling Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioral disorders in Yagba-East LGA, Kogi State, Nigeria. The general purpose of this study was to assess Teachers' Awareness, Knowledge and Management strategies in handling Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (SEBD) in schools in Yagba-East LGA, Kogi State. A descriptive research design was adaped, the population of this study was 142 teachers. The Instruments for data collection were questionnaires titled Teachers' Awareness and Management strategies in handling Students with SEBD Questionnaire (TAMSSEBDQ) and Teachers' Knowledge of Students with SEBD Test (TKSSEBDT). The instrument TAMSSEBDQ reliability coeffiecient of the 0.78 and reliability coeffiecient of 0.75 for TKSSEBDT using PPMC. Three research questions and hypothesis were generated for the study. Independent sample t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05level of significance. The finidings of the study revealed that the level of teachers' Awareness of Students with SEBD in Yagba-East LGA based on gender is high, the result indicated that there is no significance difference in Teachers' awareness (t=0.86; df=140; P>0.05), the level of teachers' Knowledge of students with SEBD in Yagba-East LGA based on gender is average; there is no significance difference in Teachers' Knowledge (t=0.28; df=140; P>0.05), management strategies used in handling Students with SEBD in Yagba-East LGA based on gender is high; there is no significance difference in the management strategies used (t=-0.48; df=140; P<0.05). Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the teachers' Awareness is high, teachers' Knowledge is average of students with SEBD in Yagba-East LGA based on gender, also Management strategies used to handle Students with SEBD in Yagba-East LGA based on gender is higly used. The following recommendation were made: School teachers should be encouraged to attend workshop to enlighten and refresh their knowledge on SEBD in other to be updated on the latest trends on the disorders. Curriculum planers should introduce and organize seminars and symposium into teachers' training to increase their knowledge of students with SEBD. The ministry of education should provide teachers with all the necessary facilities to ensure success in handling students with SEBD.