THE RELEVANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES AS A CORE SUBJECT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The 21st century requires equipping children with basic education in literacy and numeracy, as the more advanced completes skills needed for living that can serve as the foundation of life enabling the children to adapt and change life abetting to life every-changing circumstances. Basic education remains the most important fac6tor that enables the very process is about enhancing knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for societal and national growth of any country of the world. Slavin (1983) defines learning as an activity of acquiring and applying knowledge to facilitate meeting individual needs. A child’s education starts from the home that is the family (informal education) and proceeds to nursery school, primary school, secondary school, and tertiary level call formal education.
The objectives of secondary schools as stated in the national policy on education is:
- Preparation for useful living in the society.
- Preparation for high education.
The secondary schools (JSS). This refers to education that is pre-vocational and academic designed to enable students acquire further knowledge other than acquisition of literacy and numeracy and also develop basic life skills. This level is for children age 12-14 years and it is for three years. The curriculum has on education and they are:
- English
- Mathematics
- Art
- Music
- Integrated science
- Agriculture
- Business studies
- Social studies
- Home economics
- Physical health education
- Religious and moral instruction.
The knowledge acquired as this live provides the children with ability to cope with issues, relating to the entire spectrum of their survival, well-being knowledge on how to deal with people and situations encountered. It home, school and street, helps them interact with other and appreciates their own rights and respect opinions of others. Students can stop at this level equipped with a little vocational knowledge for survival go to the next level which is the senior secondary school.
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (SSS)
This refers to education that is academically and vocational designed for those waiting to complete the six years circle. Its core subject in the curriculum are comprehensive and broad designed to broaden students knowledge and outlook. The core subject area;
- English language
- Mathematics
- One Nigeria language
- Physics or chemistry or biology
- Literature in English, history or geography
- Agriculture science
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