INFLUENCE OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of citizenship education on national integration in Nigeria as perceived by secondary school teachers in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The research questions were answered using percentage while the null hypotheses were tested using chi-square. All null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. From a population of 108 teachers. A sample of 103 teachers participated in the study. The instrument for data collection was Citizenship Education and National Integration Questionnaire. It was validated by experts in social studies and political science. Its reliability index of cost was established using Kuder-Richardson method. The results of the study showed that citizenship education does not have influence on national integration in Nigeria. Male and female teachers accepted that citizenship education do not have influence on national integration in Nigeria and there is no significant influence of gender on the teachers’ perception on the influence of citizenship education on national integration in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that for civic education to produce the desired result of national integration in Nigeria, citizenship education must not be restricted to schools, rather it should be taken to the offices of political office holders and civil servants among others.