Author(s)

Kuram Jethro Nda

Affiliation(s)

National Teachers' Institute (NTI), Kaduna, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Kuram Jethro Nda

ABSTRACT

The present study attempted to ascertain the correlation between students’ attitude towards the study of social studies and their ethical values among junior secondary school students in Kuje area council of the FCT – Abuja. The study was conducted on 10 selected junior secondary schools in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja which were Junior Secondary School Buzunkure, Dafara, Gbaupe, Kuje, Pegi, Pasali, Tukpechi, Rubochi, Kiyi and Kayarda, 370 respondents were suggested as a sample size for the population of study, comprising 30 teachers and 340 students respectively. Using a researcher-designed questionnaire titled: “Questionnaire on Students’ Attitude towards the study of Social Studies and their Ethical Values” (QSATSSEV) as the instrument to conduct the study and obtain relevant information from the respondent participants – students and teachers, which were gathered and analyzed using frequency counts and percentage and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics (PPMC), using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistical Pack 25 version; which revealed that the students have poor attitude towards the study of social studies due to their belief or thinking that it is more of moral and religious study, attitude of students towards Social Studies influences their ethical, there is a correlation between the attitudes of students towards the study of social studies and their ethical values and that the study of social studies is influenced by several factors such as teaching method, type of instructional materials employed in teaching, societal influence, teacher-students’ relationship and the level of availability and functionality of teaching materials.

KEYWORDS

Attitude; Correlation; Student; Secondary; Social; Studies

CITE THIS PAPER

Kuram Jethro Nda. Assessing the correlation between students' attitude towards the study of social studies and their ethical values among junior secondary school students in Kuje Area Council of the FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. World Journal of Educational Studies. 2024, 2(4): 32-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/wjes3014.

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