THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON THE POLITICAL AWARENESS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON THE POLITICAL AWARENESS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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2005-04
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NGBEDE, ABONU DAVID
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The study investigated the impact of Social Studies education on the political
awareness and political orientations of JSS III students for citizenship
development in Nigeria. Six research hypotheses were raised to guide the
study. The Test Instrument which provided the basis for data collection in the
research was titled, “Political Awareness Test in Social Studies Education for
JSS III students”. This Test Instrument comprised of three main sections,
namely: “Political Awareness Cognitive Test in Social Studies Education”;
“Political Awareness Affective Test in Social Studies Education”; “Political
Awareness Psychomotor Test in Social Studies Education”. The data which
accrued from these various components of the Test Instrument revealed
significant difference in the average performance of these JSS III students
from the six geo-political zones of the country. Also, the scores which accrued
from the totality of this “Social Studies Test Instrument” bore significant
relationship with the scores which were respectively derived from the three
components (Cognitive Test Scores, Affective Test Scores, and Psychomotor
Test Scores) of the “Test Instrument” employed in the study. It was only in
connection with the scores derived for hypothesis 5 that significant difference
in the average performance of male and female students in the regard to
Social Studies Achievement Test” was not observed. The result of the finding
which emanated from this study prompted the following recommendations
from the investigator, namely: a provision of better learning facilities in all
public schools so that students’ performance in Social Studies education
could be improved; a provision of in-service courses, workshop, conferences,
seminars and induction courses for teachers of Social Studies education as a
basis for their increased and improved performance in their subject; and a
recognition of the need for inviting Nigerian legislators and other resource
persons to talk to students on political issues from time to time.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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IMPACT,, SOCIAL,, STUDIES,, EDUCATION,, POLITICAL,, AWARENESS,, SECONDARY,, SCHOOL,, STUDENTS,, CITIZENSHIP,, DEVELOPMENT,, NIGERIA