IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON VOTERS’ EDUCATION AMONG NCE STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION ON VOTERS’ EDUCATION AMONG NCE STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
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2014-03
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LAWAL, Fatima
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Abstract
Election is a vital pre-requisite for peaceful and smooth change of government in a
democratic dispensation. For elections to be successful there are certain procedures before
during and after the election. Voters’ Education is one important aspect of the pre-election
preparation of eligible voters on the do and don’ts of the electoral process. It would be
disheartening that since voter’s education activities have been carried out in the country it
has not achieved its desired result. These can be seen in the programmes organized by the
Electoral Empire (INEC) and other non-governmental organizations in order to provide
voters with quality education about their role in the electoral process. This is due to the
number of voided votes in almost all categories of the last general elections in 2011. This
research therefore examined the impact Social Studies Education as a school disciplined
has on the Voters’ Education of NCE students in some selected Colleges of Education in
Kaduna State. The research deign was the quasi-experimental design with a sample size of
234 students who were randomly selected. The data obtained was analyzed using the
descriptive statistics while the hypotheses were tested using the independent sample t-test.
The research findings revealed that if given the right atmosphere and other vital
ingredients Social Studies Education has great potential for the promotion of efficient
Voters’ Education of eligible voters. Thus as the saying goes – Catch them young
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL POST-GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTERS DEGREE IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION.
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
MARCH, 2014
Keywords
SOCIAL STUDIES,, EDUCATION,, VOTERS’,, COLLEGES