Effects of citizenship education component of social studies on civic literacy and attachment of upper basic students in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to find out the effect of citizenship education component of social
studies on the civic literacy and attachment of upper basic students in Ilorin Metropolis. In this study,
113 students, involving 67 male and 46 female students participated in the summer school programme
organised during the long vacation. The study was a quasi-experimental and pre-test post-test. The
participants were subjected to treatment for four weeks on citizenship education programme. The
finding showed that there was a significant difference in the mean score of the participants as a result of
the treatment. It was also discovered that there was no significant difference in the mean gain scores of
the participants on the basis of gender. Based on the findings, it was suggested that citizenship
education that promote civic literacy and attachment for students should be organised regularly.