IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN CURBING INDISCIPLINE AMONG UPPER BASIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
IMPACT OF SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN CURBING INDISCIPLINE AMONG UPPER BASIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2023-09
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AWOLAJA, Abiodun
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This study was carried out to investigate the Impact of Social Studies Curriculum in Curbing
Indiscipline among Upper Basic School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was guided
with four research questions and four hypotheses in order to achieve the stated objectives.
Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. Based on the recommendation of Research
Advisors (2006), three hundred and fourty six (346) was sampled out from a total population of
three thousand-five hundred and eighty (3,580) students at Upper Basic School. A structured
questionnaire designed by the researcher was used as the instrument for data collection and a
total of three hundred and sixty (360) was administered. Mean and standard was used in
answering research questions and one sample t-test was the tools used for testing the hypotheses
at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that social studies curriculum has
significant impact on curbing examination malpractice; Social Studies curriculum has
significant impact on curbing absenteeism; Social Studies curriculum has significant impact on
curbing Drug abuse, and Social Studies curriculum has significant impact on minimizing
bullying among Upper BasicStudents in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study
concluded among other things that social studies curriculum is an instrument for curbing
examination malpractice among Upper BasicStudents in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study
therefore recommended that school authority should adhere to the provision for punishment for
students who cheat during examination in social studies curriculum. It is also recommended that
the students who absent themselves from the school without being authorized should be
sanctioned appropriately to deter students who may want to indulge in absenteeism. The study
also recommended that regular briefings and sensitization of students on the negative effects of
drugs should be encouraged by the school authority and the students engaged in bullying of
other students should be punished appropriately by the relevant school authorities.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN SOCIAL STUDIES
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION