RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES vi

ABSTRACT vii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 3

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 4

1.5 SIGIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5

1.6 DEFINITION OF VARIABLES 5

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 6

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 21

CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30

REFERENCES 35

APPENDIX 36

LIST OF TABLES

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Table 4.1: Numbers of Social Studies Teachers and Students 19

Table 4.2: Qualifications and Experiences of Social Studies Teachers 19

Table 4.3: Methods adopted in Teaching of Social Studies 20

Table 4.4: Analysis of results obtained from Teachers 20

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to identify, enumerate and describe the importance of resources for teaching social studies to practicing teachers and to locate the sources and the types of materials that are available within the educational system in Osogbo Local Government Area. The investigation was carried out with the use of questionnaire given to fifteen social studies teachers from different secondary schools in Osogbo Local Government Area.

It was found that adequate teaching aids and textbooks are lacking. There are not enough trained teachers to meet the required standard. The teachers level of interest in social studies is not satisfactory.