Citizenship Education in Nigerian Schools: Social Studies Approach

Abstract: This study examined the conceptual meaning of a citizen and citizenship education. It explained the term "citizen" as one who possess numerous benefits and duties; rights/privileges; responsibilities as well as obligations due to his or her emergence as a member of a country either by birth or nationalization. In like manner, the study posited citizenship education as an educational concept that foster the transmission and inculcation of citizenship values, skills and knowledge to the individual citizenry so as to re-orient, re-organize and revolve the individual citizenry who in one form or the other or for one reason or the other deviated from who they should become. The expectations of every citizen is to possess a positive mind characterized with patriotism and nationalism that aid them contribute meaningfully to the country’s growth and development. The study envisaged Social Studies as an educational discipline that strives to solve man's diverse problems and re-orient man towards development; it posited the Social Studies discipline as an effectively discipline that can teach citizenship education concept in schools because its content surrounds it. The study also posited problems associated with the teaching of Social Studies in schools as well as the objectives of citizenship education in schools and the role Social Studies teachers play in the effective dissemination of citizenship education. Keywords: Citizen and citizenship education, effective dissemination. Title: Citizenship Education in Nigerian Schools: Social Studies Approach Author: Umudjere, S. O, Okogu, J. O., Osah, M. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Research Publish Journals

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