Al-Hikmah University Central Journal
PERCEPTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ON THE INTRODUCTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES AT CURBING SOCIAL VICES IN KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Abstract
This study investigated the perception of secondary school teachers on the introduction of social studies in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A total number of three (3) research objectives and research questions each were formulated and tested in this study. The research design used in this study was descriptive survey, using researcher designed questionnaire. The target population for this study was two hundred and ninety - two (292) teachers. Out of this figure, there are one hundred and nineteen (119) male teachers and one hundred and seventy - three (173) female teachers. Since the population is not too large, the researchers considered the use of the entire population as sample size. The selected schools include GJSS, Kakuri; GSS Television;GJSS Kakuriand Queen Amina College, Kaduna. A self - designed and validated instrument titled “social studies teachers improvised instructional materials questionnaire” (SSTQIMN)” was used to elicit information from the respondents. The research instrument was subjected to both face and construct validity measures for consistency. The reliability of the instrument was ensured at 0.89 reliability coefficient.Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages.The findings of this study revealed that social studies was introduced into junior secondary schools to help students to understand their environment better and how they can tap into natural resources around them for own benefits.The outcome of this study also suggests that social studies is adequate enough to help reduce incidences of social vices among the junior secondary school students.It was evidentfrom the responses of the respondents that demonstration or any other practical related strategy can be used in social studies to help reduce incidences of social vices among the junior secondary school students. In addition, the study revealed that social studies curriculum is adequate to help reduce incidences of social vices among the junior secondary school students.Among others, it was recommended that efforts should be made to intensified reasons why social studies is taught to junior secondary school students over and over again. There is need for teachers to educate the students and society on the adequacy of social studies to help curb incidences of social vices among the students in the study locality. Pre-service training of teachers should endeavour to drill the future teachers on the importance of competence at their work place and determine to achieve school goals at this level. Finally, social studies curriculum is adequate enough to help reduce or eradicate increasing cases of social vices among the students if well implemented.