Social Studies Teachers’ Accomplishment of the Implementation of Senior Secondary School Civic Education Curriculum in Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria
Idayat Nike Balogun
Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Email: balogun.in@unilorin.edu.ng/idayatbalogun@gmail.com
Abstract
The readiness of teachers to take additional responsibility in their area of calling is part of what is required of a 21st-century teacher’s role. This remains very important to the successful implementation of senior secondary school civic education curriculum as they are saddled with the responsibility to enrich the contents of the subject with relevant information from their immediate environment. This study investigated the teachers’ accomplishment in the implementation of the civic education curriculum at the senior secondary schools and whether or not they saw it as an extra burden. A descriptive research design was adopted for this study; the target population for this study was purposively drawn and comprised of 100 sampled civic education teachers. The researcher constructed questionnaire was used to collect data using the Cronbach Alpha to ascertain the reliability at 0.78 value. Percentages, Mean, and t-test statistics were used to analyze the data collected at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of this study revealed that to some extent civic education teachers implemented the value-based concept listed in the questionnaire for the civic education curriculum and they do not perceive the teaching of civic education as a burden, especially in private schools. Based on these findings, it was noted in this study that all schools have the potential to provide the best in the implementation of civic education curriculum and sustainability. It was recommended that Civic education should be considered as a subject which should be handled with a more holistic approach for better achievement of the objectives, teachers’ morale should be boosted regardless of school type and school location to sustain the teaching of the essential values embedded in the civic education curriculum.
Keywords
Civic education. Extra burden, Public Schools, Private Schools, Social Studies Specialists
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