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PROBLEMS OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT
This study focused on the problems of teaching social studies
in secondary schools in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The
objective of this study was to determine the problems of teaching social
studies in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu, four research questions was
formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was sampled and two
hundred (200) respondents was selected in the secondary schools in Awgu Local
Government Area of Enugu. The instrument used for data collection was
questionnaire, it was presented in tabular form. The findings revealed that
there are inadequacy of qualified social studies teachers. The finding also was
that assess to the problem caused by insufficient of teaching materials for
effective teaching and learning of social studies, it constitute subject
problems that determine if teachers educator are using technology to
reform the educational system. Based on
the findings, recommendation and suggestion for further study were made and
conclusion was subsequently drawn on the research topic.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
Social studies,
is a programme of instruction or study which a society uses in still in the
students or pupils the ideas, knowledge’s, skills attitudes and actions , it
considers important concerning the relationship and thing we have with each
other. This is a dynamic body of knowledge in a discipline which deals with the
study of man and his interaction with his physical and social environment, it
deals with how man influence and is influence by his physical, social,
political, economic and psychological and cultural environments. The teaching
of social studies in Nigeria secondary schools has a short but an important
history in the school curriculum.
Social studies
is not only a study but also a way of life which integrated study of the social
science and humanities to promote civic competence. There are field of
scholarship that study society, is also a peer reviewed Journal that publishers
articles of interest to educators at all levels. Through the proper development
implementation and utilization of the knowledge that social studies could
provide about society of the best of society, the right environment could be
created for development of the right laws ethics and values for the society in
a way for superior to what could be obtained was application of any knowledge
attainable for any one its component subject parts.
According to
Jiboku (1993) that social studies is that aspect of learning which deals with
how to get along with one’s environment, physical as well as human and how to
develop those skills knowledge, attitudes and values that characterized a
responsive and responsible citizen in a free world and free society. Teaching
of social studies is a new phenomenon in most of Nigerian secondary schools, it
was formally called general knowledge up to 1976, this development created
various problems for the teachers, the nature of the subject as a covering
term, making its precise, definition, selection of appropriate objective,
content and methodology. Social studies
as a tool aims at helping young people to solve a lot of problem, if carefully
planned and implemented, for example in united states and Canada, social
studies has its primary objective that is the preparation of pupils for
effective citizenship in a democratic society.
The prospects of
study social studies cannot be over emphasized based on the fact that is a
single integrated subject, only recently the Nigerian institution of learning
right from the secondary to the tertiary level and it is currently gaining a
nation wide acceptance. The planning and organization rested mainly in the
lands of experts and specialists within the social science discipline, drawn
from the universities and who are largely out of touch and reach with the
schools. As in the case of new subject, those who teach it are confused, many
are on the problems bound to arise for instance, the problem of dealing with a
new subject which is quite different but has emerged from other well
established ones, the problem of lack of a clear out definition, the problem of
lack of a definition majority of the present teachers who can teach the subject
are unfamiliar with the result that they continue to teach the old concept and
ideas under the new subject heading social studies. All these and other
constitute problems in teaching social studies.
The finder or
the researcher sincerely hopes that social studies pupils or student has build
up for themselves their initiative, originalities and judgment to become
intelligent and use social.
1.2 STATEMENT OF
THE PROBLEM
Social studies
education in secondary school has been facing many problems, despite the
indispensable contribution of the discipline, it has been observed that this
subject is confronted with a lot of problems in Awgu Local Government area.
Since the main issue in Nigeria is how should we be united, many researcher had
come up with the opinion the significance of social studies to Nigeria can be
appreciated when we look back to the experience of the two and half years civil
war taught all Nigerians the lesson of age long adage which says united we
stand, divided we fall unity for strength learnt from the war, it has been
translated into all aspect of our life political educational, physical and
economical etc.
Mostly due to
insufficient qualified social studies teachers, lack the materials for teaching
social studies subjects, the nature scope and lack of clear definition of the
subject and lack of knowledge of the method of teaching the subject, in the present
day Nigeria, a lot of problem had come in between social studies and social
subjects, which are physics chemistry because of the importance of science and
technology, it make some schools to pay less attention to social studies in the
secondary and tertiary level of study, the problem of teaching social studies
in secondary school in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu state would be
carefully pay attention studies in this work.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE
STUDY
The main
purpose of this study is to study the
problems of teaching social studies in secondary schools in Awgu Local
Government Area. Specifically, there are:
1. To find how could instructional material can be include in
the teaching of social studies in secondary schools.
2. To find the problems involved in teaching of social
studies in secondary schools.
3. To suggest appropriate solutions to any of the problems in
teaching social studies in secondary schools.
4. To find out the prospect of teaching and learning social
studies in secondary schools.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE STUDY
This research
is of significance to the domain social studies education and as well throw
more light on appropriate methodology and choice of instructional material.
These aims and objectives however cannot be achieved if there are no sufficient
and effective means of running these subjects into our Nigerian institution of
learning.
The finding of
the study would help to expose the problems and betters ways of teaching social
studies, the introduction of social studies subject in Nigerian school
curriculum is not without aims and objectives. The rational behind this
introduction is to meet the state and nation man power needs.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE
STUDY
This present an
overview of the strengths and weaknesses of these different approaches in Awgu
Local Government Areas and specifically centered extensively on (16) sixteen
secondary schools found in the area. The general aim of the study was to
choose, develop and experiment with some evaluation method. It also identifies
the consequences and some possible solution to the problems as well as using
non-formal educational programme to meet up the needs of the students.
1.6 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
The following
research questions were formulated to guide the study.
1. Are there enough
social studies materials like, textbook, maps, globes in secondary schools in
Awgu Local Government Area?
2. What are the
problems of teaching social studies in secondary schools in Awgu Local
Government Area?
3. What are the
solution of the problems of teaching social studies in secondary schools in
Awgu Local Government Area?
4. What are
prospect of teaching and learning social studies in secondary schools in Awgu
Local Government Area?
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