CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOR INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA

kayode Joseph Onipede (PhD), Adejumo Adegboyega

Abstract


This paper discusses citizenship education in Nigeria. It considers factors that discourage citizenship participation in civic obligation. The study used historical methodology to elicit and descriptively interpret its data. The primary source includes oral interviews with 11 teachers from 5 secondary schools and 50 students from 5 government secondary schools (federal government colleges, i.e., unity schools) and two (2) tertiary institutions; additionally, educational curricula, gazettes and government papers from the Federal Ministry of Education were also consulted. The secondary source included textbooks, journal articles and newspapers. The historical method was purposively used to descriptively illuminate the impact of citizenship education on the sociology of Nigerian students who are the target of the curriculum. Collecting a range of oral interviews provided rich information and insights into pedagogy by exposing areas of teaching and educative activities necessary to midwife social order, national consciousness and participation The work suggests the adoption of an organic national curriculum on education to expose citizens to civic responsibilities and democratic values. Citizenship education, if prioritized can produce active citizens guided by a common purpose and shared values that are integral to the achievement of national aspiration.

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citizenship education, integration, social values, civic obligations, Nigeria

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