Abstract
The essence of education is to help impart, preserve and
understand values in teaching and learning under the guide
of instructional best practices in schools. Hence, there is the
need to implement and promote character education and
social values as formal school-based programs. The paper
examined students’ perception of character education and
social values for greater productivity in social studies
education. The study adopted descriptive survey design and
the population for the study comprised all the NCE 2 – 3
students from four (4) Colleges of Education in Lagos State.
The sample for the study comprised 300 students from the
four colleges of education. The instrument for data collection
was a constructed questionnaire titled, Students Perception
of Character Education and Social Values for Greater
Productivity in Social Studies Education Student’s
Questionnaire (CESVGPSSEQ). The instrument for the study
was validated by the experts and the data collected was
analysed using the inferential statistics of Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient to test the null hypotheses stated. The findings show that a significant relationship
exists between character education and the promotion of
greater productivity in social studies education, a significant
relationship exist between receiving character education in
rural and urban schools and a significant relationship exists
between character education and social values in social
studies. It was recommended that Government should make
character education an imposing challenge on parents and
educators, to instill in the children the needed social values
of the society by means of orientation; curriculum experts
should include character education to in social studies
curriculum at all levels since the school is seen as a place
where students feel a sense of closeness and connection to
others; conferences, seminars and workshops should be
organized regularly to train teachers adequately on how to
impart these needed knowledge to the students.
ADEBAYO, A (2021). Student’s Perception Of Character Education And Social Values For Greater Productivity In Social Studies Education. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/student-s-perception-of-character-education-and-social-values-for-greater-productivity-in-social-studies-education
ADEBAYO, Ayotunde "Student’s Perception Of Character Education And Social Values For Greater Productivity In Social Studies Education" Afribary. Afribary, 02 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/student-s-perception-of-character-education-and-social-values-for-greater-productivity-in-social-studies-education. Accessed 09 Nov. 2024.
ADEBAYO, Ayotunde . "Student’s Perception Of Character Education And Social Values For Greater Productivity In Social Studies Education". Afribary, Afribary, 02 May. 2021. Web. 09 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/student-s-perception-of-character-education-and-social-values-for-greater-productivity-in-social-studies-education >.
ADEBAYO, Ayotunde . "Student’s Perception Of Character Education And Social Values For Greater Productivity In Social Studies Education" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 09, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/student-s-perception-of-character-education-and-social-values-for-greater-productivity-in-social-studies-education