IGBOSCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IGBO SCHOLARS FORUM, NIGERIA

The study adopts a descriptive survey research design to evaluate the effectiveness of Civic Education curriculum implementation in senior secondary schools in Kano State. The study was guided with four research objectives with the corresponding research questions. The population of the study comprises all Civic Education teachers in public senior secondary schools in Kano State. Samples of 250 civic education teachers’ were selected from five educational zones in Kano State. Stratified random sampling techniques were used to select senior secondary schools across the educational zones in Kano State. Purposeful sampling was employed to select teachers for the study. The instrument for collection was researcher made structured questionnaires with the tittle “Civic Education Curriculum Implementation Teachers’ Questionnaire” (CECITQ). The instrument was validated by four experts and the reliability of the instrument was determined using the Cronbach’s alpha method. The instrument yielded the reliability co-efficient of 0.81. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The results revealed that majority (60%) of the teachers in the study are NCE holder in Social Studies. Also facilities for effective implementation of civic education curriculum are adequately available. The study further discovered that assignment method, lecture method and role playing method are used which are not adequate. Based on the findings recommendations were made that appropriate teachers should be employed for effective implementation of civic education and Government should provide adequate instructional materials, modern teaching aids, and adequate funding to enhance curriculum implementation

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