The study investigated the extent of implementation of the
Civic Education curriculum content in senior secondary schools in Osun State.
It also determined the adequacy of curriculum content as provided in selected
Civic Education textbooks in the schools. It finally assessed the adequacy,
availability and utilization of the instructional facilities used for the
teaching of Civic Education in schools. The study employed descriptive survey
research design. The population of the study comprised Civic Education
teachers, students, as well as textbooks and instructional facilities for the
teaching and learning of Civic Education in secondary schools in Ife-Ijesha
Senatorial District of Osun State. The sample consisted of 15 Civic Education
teachers, 150 senior secondary school students and two selected Civic Education
Textbooks in Osun State that were selected using multistage sampling technique.
Three instruments were used for data collection. They are: Civic Education
Textbook Content Checklist (CETC2), Teaching Assessments Form (TAF) and
Instructional Facilities Checklist (IFC). Data collected were analyzed using
frequency, percentage and One-Way ANOVA. The results showed that not less than
84.0% of the students agreed that the contents of Civic Education curriculum
are relevant, whereas, percentage of students ranges from 85.3% to 100.0%
indicated that the recommended textbook contents adequately covered the
curriculum contents of Civic Education. The study concluded that Civic
Education Curriculum is well implemented in senior secondary schools classrooms
in Osun State. Also, the selected Civic Education textbooks content are
adequate to the senior secondary schools Civic Education curriculum Osun State.
Author(s) Details
Prof. Babatunde Adeniyi Adeyemi Author(s) Details
Institute of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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