Social Studies Education and Good Governance in Nigeria: Instructional Roles, Challenges and Prospects

MEZIEOBI, D.I and EZE, Anastasia Ukamaka and Adache, Gorgenia Ada and Onwuchekwa, Vivian Nwamaka and Aniobi, Richard Okechukwu (2023) Social Studies Education and Good Governance in Nigeria: Instructional Roles, Challenges and Prospects. Nigerian Social Science Education Review, 7 (1). pp. 63-68. ISSN 2251-1288

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Abstract

The current pervasive social crises in Nigeria have made the promotion of good governance through social studies at all levels of the education system imperative. This paper argues that the instructional roles of social studies in promoting good governance education can be achieved through effective teaching of related contents, use of innovative instructional methods, qualitative development of social studies professionals, the use of information Communication Technologies, use of resource persons, organization of conferences, workshops, and seminars, and deepening of political literacy education among others. The challenges identified by the paper include: inadequate funding of research and teaching, limited utilization of innovative instructional methods, irregular renewal of curricular, inadequate professional training of teachers and pervasive insecurity. The prospects of good governance through social studies depend on the promotion of functional contemporary education, effective roles of Social Studies Association, improvement in organization of conferences, seminars and workshops, effective teacher preparation programmes in tertiary institutions as well as the use of ICT in teaching social studies, among others. Based on the foregoing, it was recommended that adequate funding of social studies education programmes, effective training of social studies teachers, teachers' utilization of innovative Communication Technologies, among others should be vigorously pursued by Government and other relevant stakeholders as viable way of promoting good governance education.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: Uchenna Eneogwe
Date Deposited: 29 May 2025 10:37
Last Modified: 29 May 2025 10:37
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4679

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