Abstract: Civic Education has been the foundation of national development and this development is reflected in the quality of citizens a nation have. The emphasis on positive, responsible and self-reliant citizens show the importance of Civic Education to every nation. This research was therefore undertaken to evaluate the roles Civic Education plays in developing an individual and its national implication. The underlining principle of Civic Education was to fundamentally address issues as regards the rights, responsibilities and duties of citizens to the people and the government. In Nigeria, civic education has long been practiced since the Colonial era; however it was officially introduced upon the departure of the Colonial Government, with the purpose of enhancing civic responsibilities among the Nigeria populace to ensure self-sustenance. Civic education generally consist of three components; civic knowledge, civic skills and civic disposition, which is responsible for shapening an individual to become civilized, and politically aware of the government actions. Critically dissecting the goals of Civic Education, one can observe that its significance is vested in citizenship training; hence, it may not be wrong to state that the role of Civic Education in national development is the direct reflection of the citizens’ contribution to the nation. Therefore, it could be concluded that there is an inseparable relationship between civic (citizenship) education, civility and civilisation; however Civic Education requires a medium through which its effect can be physical appreciated and that conduit are the individuals. Practically speaking, there is no direct relationship between Civic Education and national development; as development is vested on the action of the responsible individuals. Thus the need to incorporate citizenship education at all levels of societal endeavours is of fundamental essence.
Keywords: Civil Education, Society, Personality and National development, Nigeria.
Title: THE ROLE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN PERSONALITY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Author: ENYIAKA, J.U., AMINIGO, I.M., OSAAT, S.D
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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