Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study assessed implementation of social studies curriculum in private secondary schools in Fagge Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria. Three (3) research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research was adopted. The population of this study is all Social Studies teachers in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. They were one hundred and five (105) Social Studies teachers in ninety eight (98) private secondary schools in the Local Government Area. The sample of this study was made of sixty-two (62) Social Studies teachers from thirty one (31) private secondary schools. Thirty one (31) private secondary schools were selected using simple random sampling technique from the study area. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire titled Social Studies Curriculum Implementation (SSCIQ) Questionnaire. Thus, the questionnaire was designed with forty one (41) items using four (4) points modified Likert scale. The questionnaire (SSCIQ) was subjected to face and content validation by the two experts from the field of Curriculum. The instrument was tested on different population and analysed using Cronbach Alpha which was 87. The research questions answered were analysed using the frequencies, percentages and means. Criteria mean set for accepting an issue or item is 2.50. The result shows that inadequate funding, lack of adequate time to cover the curriculum, large class size, lack of infrastructural facilities, Inadequate Social Studies teachers, Ineffective use of innovative teaching methods and Poor utilization of the available instructional materials are factors affecting the effective implementation of social studies curriculum. Recommendations were made in line with the findings, which include Seminars, workshops, and conferences on methodology should be regularly organized for teachers at all levels by the ministry of education and other concerned organizations.