IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION IN CURBING INDISCIPLINE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA AND SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, KADUNA STATE.
IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION IN CURBING INDISCIPLINE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA AND SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, KADUNA STATE.
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2012-10
Authors
IBRAHIM, Hajarat Adinoyi
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the Impact of Social Studies
Education in Curbing Indiscipline among Junior Secondary Schools in
Zaria and Sabon-Gari Local Government Areas, Kaduna State. The study
is guided with three research questions, four objectives were set out to
achieved and three hypotheses were also formulated to guide the study
tested at 0.05 level. Descriptives survey design was adopted using
structure questionnaire design by the researcher for 400 group of
respondents for collection of informations for data analysis. t-test was the
main instrument used for testing the hypotheses. The findings of the study
reveals that there is direct relationship between indiscipline and societal
norms and that with the effective teaching of social studies education
students could be more disciplined and resourceful and social studies
education has the power of making students more responsible citizens.
Among the recommendations made are the teachers of social studies
should be regularly encouraged to attend workshops, seminars and
conferences especially, those concerned with issues of responsibilities and
indiscipline. The teaching of social studies should be made compulsory in
all classes of secondary school in order to curb the rising wave of
indiscipline among students.
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THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF M.ED CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION (SOCIAL
STUDIES) TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL
SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
Keywords
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION,, CURBING,, INDISCIPLINE,, JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS,, KADUNA STATE