PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ON THE INCLUSION OF SECURITYEDUCATION IN UPPER BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Abstract

The study was conducted to ascertain the Perception of Social Studies Teachers on the Inclusion of
Security Education in Upper Basic Education Curriculum. The study was guided by four purposes,
research questions and hypotheses. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The
population for the study consisted of 256 Social Studies Teachers. The data for the study was collected
using a structured questionnaire with a 4-point rating scale. The instrument was validated by three experts
and tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation
and t-test to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that Social Studies
teachers perceive their knowledge of Security Education to be negatively low, There was no significant
difference in the mean responses of male and female teachers on their knowledge of Security Education, on
their awareness of the demand of Security Education; there was a significant difference in the mean
responses teachers on the need of Security Education and on their competence to teach the topics under
Security Education. It was recommended that teachers should be exposed to security awareness programs
which will help them in the teaching of Security Education.