IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE
IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE
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2015-04
Authors
OLURE, Tessy Adunni
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to assess the impact of social studies education on
HIV/AIDS awareness among NCE students in Kaduna State. In order to achieve this,
three specific objectives, three research questions and three Null hypotheses were raised
to guide the researcher. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The
population for the study consist of 2217 students out of which 327 students were
sampled using stratified random sampling. Questionnaire was used to collect data from
the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage and
means. Independent (two sample) t-test was used to test all the hypotheses. The findings
include among others revealed that both group were of the view that teaching and
learning of the subject helped in enhancing awareness of the disease among the students
in the Colleges of Education. It was also found that students of both genders had equal
perception on the awareness of this disease through social studies education. Based on
this findings, it was concluded that social studies education contributed positively to the
creation of HIV/AIDS awareness among students in Colleges of Education in Kaduna
State. In view of these findings and conclusion, it was recommended among others that
there is a need for college authority to organize periodic enlightenment campaign
among the students in the colleges to keep them in perpetual standby for all
eventualities as regard the disease. It is also recommended that both public and private
organization should place emphasis on awareness and sensitization among the students
in order to minimize the spread of this disease.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER DEGREE IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION,
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
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IMPACT, EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES, HIV/AIDS, AWARENESS, STUDENTS, KADUNA