Social studies for primary schools is a sixbook series strictly based on the new nerdc basic education curriculum for primary social studies for lower basic and middle basic the books, written in themes, modules and units, as specified in the new curriculum, contain various examples and illustrations which are widely distributed to assist the pupils understanding of concepts being learnt. Institute of training and organizational development university of pittsburgh abstract the african family has been the basic structure that performed the functions of a social system even before contact with european and other white cultures. Social studies admitted eighteen sophomores into the first class in the fall of 1960. Social studies is incorporated in the school curriculum through a combination of subjects like history, geography, cultural studies, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc. Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Social studies curriculum for nigeria should consider the peculiar problems of the country. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria the. Social studies is the study of man and his physical, social, political, cultural and economical environment. Social studies evolved during the era under examination to include history and the social sciences, and a more integrated, relevant approach to teaching those subjects.
This set is the same as the other file but with smaller cards, usually for a word wall. This flexibleallinclusiveeclectic nature of social studies stems from its first official definition issued in 1916. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Role of social studies education in national development. The association has organised many seminars, conferences and workshops with the aim of promoting social studies and helping to mobilize the nigerian citizenry to take active part. Abdollahi florida international university, usa abstract. Copyright is owned by the department of history and diplomatic studies. Journal of nigeria studies, volume 2, number 1, fall 2012. Social studies teaching resources have improved overtime since its inception in the 1950s to address the social problems in nigeria. Pdf on oct 31, 2014, fredrick opoh and others published.
Contents are planned for all children to take social studies, civic education and security education themes. As the concept of social studies as a social science developed there was a demand for the inclusion of more geography in the curriculum. If the unblock fails you will need to contact the server owner or hosting provider for further information. This packet contains 28 vocabulary cards with definitions and pictures addressing the nyc social studies scope and sequence and passport to social studies unit 3.
How social studies educators see the essentiality of their. The videos are short, to the point, and the quiz allows me to test their knowledge on whatever subject in social studies i am teaching at the time. Historical development of social studies education shareok. Choose from 500 different sets of nigeria social studies flashcards on quizlet. Relevance of social studies to citizenship education in. An attempt has been made in this paper to analyze the development of social studies education in nigeria. Historical development of social studies in nigeria. Ogundare social psychologists zimbardo 1976 who study social influence and attitudes are concerned with basic issues such as what conditions and variables cause individuals to form and change their attitudes, their. This series of 12 essays examine the role of the social studies, its past and predictions for the future. The conflict and confusion that characterize the scholarly definitions of social studies education make barr and barth 1977. A journal of contemporary research, 83, 238252, 2011. The question posed here is not the fact that social studies survives in such places as public schools, textbooks, or teacher certification programs.
Although the years since nigerias return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. Importance of social studies in primary school in nigeria is obvious today. Social studies education has therefore contributed to the overall education development of nigeria. The importance of the role of women, in particular of feminist organisations, had in the history of social work has been highlighted by several historical studies. Nigerian journal of social studies njss is published annually by the social studies association of nigeria sosan. As social studies began to find its way into the school curriculum, ncss was formed to provide leadership and to give credibility to a subject that would be constantly. The researcher, in an attempt to discover view the relevance of social studies to citizenship education in nigeria, particularly in kaiama local government of kwara state, has comes to understand that education for citizenship education has been part and parcel for the citizens to imbide the acceptable values, beliefs attitudes aspiration etc.
The colonial and precolonial eras in nigeria this project is based on the goal of explaining an event in the relatively recent past by working progressively further into the past to uncover more and more information that seems to bear on the issues. The social studies are understood to be those whose. Nigeria s movie production industry, nicknamed nollywood, is the secondlargest in the world by volume. The history of nigeria can fraced to prehistoric settlers nigerianswhich are great bevuses living in the area as early as 1100 bc. A historical perspective 1940 present kankam boadu university of cape coast ghana email. A brief history the committee on degrees in social studies. Social studies as a subject discipline in the nigerian primary school system. A focus on nigerian social studies global education sadiq a.
The evolution of social welfare and social work in nigeria. It examines how social studies was introduced as an experimental subject and later as a compulsory one in the primary and junior secondary school. The universal basic education ube programme was introduced in nigeria in september, 1988. Social studies education in nigeria global academic group. History and social studies history in all its aspects from personal, local to regional, national and worldwide applications. Universities social studies curricula ussc this consisted of social studies curricula in six universities in southwestern nigeria. Home social studies educationists association of nigria. This explains why social studies as a subject have been given an honorable place in the basic education level in nigeria, starting from primary to junior secondary level of the nigerian. It gives development of skills, educational improvements and better interaction with the surrounding world. The importance of social studies in the school curriculum. Social studies educationists association of nigeria sosan is an organization of learners, teachers, and qualified practitioners in the field and or accepted related disciplines. The definition of social studies is the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology so it has everything to do with being social. Social studies is meant for the teaching of students at the junior secondary school level in nigeria. Nigeria s central government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from.
Whiles so many scholars are of the view that the subject founds its way into the african continent and nigeria via america and britain. Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Passport to social studies grade 3, nigeria case study. The most serious problem facing nigeria today is the problems of unity.
Nigeria has the highest rate of twin births per year globally. This basic fact is understood better when the national educational aims and the objectives of teaching social studies is xrayed. History of social studies in nigeria introduction in 1992, the board of directors of national council for the social studies, the primary membership organization for social studies educators, adopted the following definition. Sociocultural factors affecting the teaching and learning. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. The planners of the program, a distinguished array of scholars from the various social sciences, were named as the first standing committee on social studies, with the charge of offering the first courses of instruction and also overseeing the general program. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Ezegbe 1987 put the emergence of social studies in nigerian schools in the early 1960s. Not all unblock requests will be successful as it is dependent on how your ip address is being blocked. Pdf introduction of social studies education in nigerian schools. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria.
In 1920, the work done by the committee on social studies culminated in the publication and release of bulletin no. The introduction and historical development of social. Social studies association of nigeria sosan facebook. Social studies for primary schools ibadan, nigeria. The curricula were written by the subject experts and approved by the. Eleven nations founded the african social studies programme assp, and continue to monitor the development of social studies curriculum and instruction in the continent. Social studies is a new approach into the nigeria curriculm, its history can be traced to the london oxford conference of. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing statecontrolled policy regarding public education and state schools. Doc history of social studies in nigeria chizoba chiamaka. The journal publishes well researched and well articulated papersarticles on all issues relating to social studies which use a variety of appropriate approaches in the conduct of research and inquiry in theoretical, empirical. Actually, social studies has everything to do with society.
Within the short period of this introduction, it is now a coresubject at the primary and junior secondary levels of our education. Social studies education and methods of teaching social studies. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. What is the history of social studies in nigeria answers. Assessment of the social studies curriculum of secondary. Recent curriculum reforms at the basic education level in.
Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. The intent of this standard is to provide the student with the historical background that led to conflict and change in africa today. How social studies educators see the essentiality of their discipline for social mobilization of youth in nigeria samuel f. Social studies for primary schools is a sixbook series strictly based on the new nerdc basic education curriculum for primary social studies for lower basic and middle basic. The single most important thing that social media offers nigeria, africa and the world is the access it promises, the opportunity to be. Home nigeria journal of economics and social studies. Create enabling environment for the subject in all schools by making computers available in schools. During the depression the new curriculum introduced the concept of social studies to the entire public school system. It examines how social studies was introduced as an experimental subject and. Pdf introduction of social studies education in nigerian. The challenges of social studies educators for effective teacher preparation and implementation of the universal basic education programme in nigerian junior secondary schools meziobi d. Toyin falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted. Nigeria journal of economics and social studies university. Jan 03, 2017 although social studies is now the language of government, business and commerce, education, the mass media, literature and internal as well as external communication, there are still problems in the teaching of social studies.
Social studies association of nigeria sosan has been a very strong and formidable pressure group in the promotion of social studies education in nigeria. To gain weight and conform with african standards of beauty, nigerian girls can consume food all day in fattening rooms. Social studies first appeared in the official literature of the british columbia department of education in 1927 when it replaced history and geography in the curriculum of the newly established junior high schools. Nigerian journal of social studies njss is published annually by the social studies association of nigeriasosan.
It predicted a bright future for social welfare and social work in nigeria because of the myriad of problems that would crop up in future in nigeria due to rapid urbanization and this would bring about social problems which would have to be dealt with by trained social workers. The questions on the quiz and worksheet test what you know about the country of nigeria, the money they use there and the important cities in that country. By the late 1960s, new approaches to inherited history and geography courses became known in africa as social studies. Religion and national values rnv listed components will serve as themes in the religion and national values curriculum. Importance of social studies in primary school legit. Sofadekan 2003 was of the view that social studies was introduced in nigeria in the colonial era with the establishment of church schools. Provides a brief history of nigeria and describes the origin and development of presentday social studies instruction. Social studies educationists association of nigeria sosan is an organization of learners, teachers, and qualified practitioners in. It aims to promote the teaching, learning and understanding of social studies in nigerian schools. The 66page bulletin published and distributed by the bureau of education is believed to be the first written work dedicated entirely to the subject.
Social studies teaching resources in the 21st century edinyang sunday david and effiom n. Historical development of social studies in nigeria journal of. The history domain focuses primarily on significant events in the past century. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. Country studies a through c countries d through j countries k through n countries o through z.
Moreover, social studies teaching in primary school integrate the pupils effectively for social life. Learn nigeria social studies with free interactive flashcards. The traditional subjects like geography, history and civics inherited from the colonial education system according to mbaba and omabe. Over the years, increasing interest is being focused on better measurement of social goals and in assessing the impact of economic growth and distribution of resources across the three tiers of government.
Following this, in 2008 the federal government of nigeria, through the nigerian educational research and development council nerdc developed and introduced the 9year basic education curriculum bec in schools by realigning all extant primary and junior secondary school curricula to meet the key. Ahistoryofnigeria nigeria is africas most populous country and the worlds eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious con. Go to capital abuja city profile to nigeria history. Social studies education in nigeria brunel university research. The concept of social studies as a social science finally developed in the revisions for both elementary and high school which began in 1966. The education system is divided into kindergarten, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. Ahistoryofnigeria assets cambridge university press. The paper examines social studies education in the context of nigeria s. As a distinct subject meant to displace or substitute for history and other. The paper identifies those organizations that were responsible for its introduction and growth. Doc history of social studies in nigeria isaiah otse. Social studies education as a field of study instills in students the knowledge, skills, attitudes and actions that are considered important in the relationship and interaction of man and those around him on one han, and the entire environment ogun bameru, 2006.
The introduction and historical development of social studies. Social studies education in nigerian schools appears to be flagging in the face of society characterized by moral decadence and manmade woes. This digest examines 1 the origins and goals of assp, 2 assps organization and operation, and 3 assps major achievements and current challenges. Edinyang sunday david, 1tandu mary anyie and 2gimba joseph 1department of education social science, faculty of education university of calabar, calabar 2general studies department, taraba state college of agriculture jalingo.
The question posed here is not the fact that social studies survives in such places as public schools, textbooks, or. Download as docx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Social studies embraces subjects like history, geograph, civics, economics. Problems of teaching social studies in nigeria secondary. This study was therefore designed to examine the introduction of social studies education in nigerian schools with a view to determine its success or failure. Education in nigeria is overseen by the ministry of education.
Social studies educationists association of nigeria sosan aims to promote national unity between all citizens of nigeria and the entire world. Becoming acquainted with jordans history helps clarify the outlook of jordanian education, in general, and social studies, in particular. During the 1970s, when oil prices rocketed, nigeria looked set to become the shining example of a prosperous and democratic west african republic but perversely managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It was developed by a team of nycdoe staff and teachers, in collaboration with scholars of the humanities and social sciences as well as museum curators. Concludes that while nigerian social studies instruction appears to be changing from the traditional passive approach to modern activity methods, instruction continues to be organized by traditional disciplines and motivated by the traditional citizenship transmission goal. Social studies education in nigeria the challenge of.
Regarding the development of social service in the beginning of the 20th century 19101920, women and feminists movements were. In nigeria, among the factors that gave birth to social studies is the need for national integration and rehabilitation after the civil war osakwe and ifedjere 1993. The social statistics report is a compendium of the contemporary social situation in nigeria. It also revealed that not all the teachers are social studies. Though the content of the social studies courses remained. The books, written in themes, modules and units, as specified in the new curriculum, contain various examples and illustrations which are widely distributed to assist the. Teaching social skills and elements of morality, inculcates the essence of good behaviours in pupils. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. The social studies association of nigeria sosan is a professional body organized by and for persons who believe in. Valuebased education, society, social studies, education, nigeria. Nigerian journal of social studies njss current issue. The aims and objectives of the current social studies curriculum jar with the issues that some participants identified as being relevant to their daily lives. Social studies is, or should be, vary from country to country, even within a single nation experts are divided on the issue wronski, 1981.
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