Roles of Muslim Organizations in the Development of Islamic Education in Ilorin West Local Government Area Kwara State

TABLE OF CONTENT

Cover page                                                                                                     

Title page                                                                                                        i
certification                                                                                                    ii

Dedication                                                                                                      iii

Acknowledgments                                                                                          iv

Table of content                                                                                              v

Abstract                                                                                                          vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 

Background of the Study                                                                                1         

Statement of the problem                                                                               4

Purpose of the Study                                                                                       5

Research Questions                                                                                        6         

Research Hypotheses                                                                                      7

Scope of the Study                                                                                          8

Significance of the Study                                                                               8

Operational Definition of Term                                                                      9

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Conception and history of Islam                                                                    10

The five Pillars of Islam                                                                                 13

The Articles of Faith                                                                                      16

Concept of Islamic Education in Nigeria                                                       19

Aim and Philosophy of Islamic Education                                                     21

Advert of Islam in Ilorin                                                                                 22

History of Islam in Nigeria                                                                            26       

The concept of Muslim Organization                                                             29

Muslim Student Society of Nigeria                                                                32

Role of Muslim Organization the Development of Islamic Education          46       

Appraisal of Review of the Related Literature                                               52

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design                                                                                             56

Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques                                              56

Instrumentation                                                                                               57

Procedure for Data Collection                                                                        59

 Data Analysis Techniques                                                                             59       

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

Data Analysis and Result                                                                               61

Hypothesis Testing                                                                                         64

Summary of Finding                                                                                      67

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Discussion of Finding                                                                                     69       

Conclusions                                                                                                    71

Recommendations                                                                                          72

Suggestion for Further Studies                                                                       73

Reference

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ABSTRACT

Islamic education in appears to be fading away in the Nigeria education system, despite the increase in formation of Muslim organisations across the nation. It is in the light of this, this study investigated the role of Muslim organisations in the development of Islamic education as expressed by secondary school Islamic studies teachers in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State. The study examined their role in the area of finance, teacher’s capacity building, organization of Islamic programmes, provision of educational facilities and participation in the school curriculum development.

The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Convenient and stratified sampling techniques were employed to select 120 teachers across secondary schools in Ilorin West LGA. The instrument used for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire on “Role of Muslim Organisation in Development of Islamic Education”. The instrument has a test re-test reliability coefficient of 0.62. Respondents’ demographic data were presented with percentage, while Chi-square (χ²) statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level.

The findings of the study revealed that the Muslim organisations are playing a great role in the development of Islamic education in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State in terms of finance, provision of educational facilities and organization of Islamic programmes. However, little has been done in the angle of curriculum development and Islamic subject teachers’ capacity building.

Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that there exist significant influence on roles of Muslim Organisation in the development of Islamic Education in Ilorin West Local Government in aspect of finance teachers’ capacity building, organisation of Islamic Programmes and Educational Facilities.  It was recommended that Muslim organisations should help in setting minimum standard required to be qualified as Islamic education teachers so that they can impact positively in students; and solicit for the inclusion of Islamic education in the Nigeria Educational Policy as part of the prerequisite subjects for the Muslim students so that they can understand their religion better; thus, improving the values of Islamic education in Nigeria.