Author(s)

Dorothy Uchenna Akubuilo¹, Anthonia Chinwe Ugo^2*, Donald Chukwuma Ugo³, Jane Ijeoma Ugochukwu⁴, Michael Ejime Ikehi⁵

¹Department of Educational Foundations, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
²Department of Educational Foundations, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria.
³Department of Industrial Mathematics and Statistics, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁵Department of Agricultural Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

The study explored the extent of implementation of social studies curriculum in secondary schools in Enugu State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population consisted of 339 social studies teachers. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed that academic qualifications of teachers and location of the school influenced teacher’s ability to implement social studies to a great extent. Teachers in urban secondary schools achieved higher content coverage than those in rural areas. The study thus, recommended the encouragement of secondary school teachers to pursue academic development to improve their performance. Regular workshops, seminars or on-the-job trainings should be organized by the ministry of education to update and upskill social studies teachers’ knowledge and skills in content delivery.

Social Studies, Academic-Qualifications, Knowledge, Curriculum, Implementation

Akubuilo, D. , Ugo, A. , Ugo, D. , Ugochukwu, J. and Ikehi, M. (2019) Extent of Implementation of Social Studies Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Enugu State. Creative Education, 10, 2386-2399. doi: 10.4236/ce.2019.1011170.