Civic Education:An Instrument for Self-Reliance in Nigeria

• 作者: Owuamanam Catherine Nkechinyere
• 来源期刊: 美中教育评论:B
• 学科: 交通运输
• 关键词: CIVIC EDUCATION SELF-RELIANCE instrument
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（6）
• 页码范围: 159-170
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: U46

摘要

This study examined civic education as an instrument for self-reliance in Nigeria.The researcher was faced with the problem of high unemployment and under employment rate in Nigeria even when the country is trying hard to provide equal educational opportunities for all.The objectives of the study are to find out the relevance of civic education in actualizing self-reliance in Nigeria and the challenges of civic education in Nigeria.Two research questions were addressed to guide the study.The area of the study is South-East of Nigeria.The sample of the study constituted 100 civic education teachers drawn through stratified simple random sampling technique.A 20-item questionnaire was used to collect data on the respondents.The instruments were validated by two experts in educational technology and one from measurement and evaluation from National Institute for Nigeria Languages,Aba.The instrument yielded 0.84 by using Cronbach Alpha method.The results were analyzed by using mean scores.The findings of this study on the relevance of civic education in actualizing self-reliance in Nigeria indicate that civic education is a means through which citizens are librated from ignorance and equipped with needed skills,political,economical,social,and administrative consciousness,which is necessary to facilitate and maintain national consciousness,it develops in the citizens good values,patriotism,and provokes in them the determination to become good citizens and it enlightens,educates,and helps in individual intellectual development.The findings of the study also showed that the challenges of civic education in Nigeria include:paucity of fund,problem of inadequate planning in the system,insufficient instructional resources,shortage of manpower,and problem of imbalance between theory and practice.However,it was recommended among others that the Federal Ministry of Education(FME),State Ministries of Education(SMOEs),and Federal Capital Territory(FCT)should include civic education course in all disciplines,states,and FCT to coll