International Journal of General Studies Education (JOGSE) is a publication from the School of General Studies Education, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF NCE POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION NEW MINIMUM STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
This study assessed the extent of implementation of NCCE Minimum Standards in Political Science in Colleges of Education in Oyo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. All the 26 Political Science lecturers (Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo-12; Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate- 04 and Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo- 10) in public Colleges of Education in Oyo State participated in the study. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. A 13-item self-constructed “NCE Political Science Education Programme Implementation Questionnaire” (NCEPSEPIQ) with a reliability co-efficient of 0.75using cronbach alpha technique was used to collect data. Mean and standard deviation were employed to summarise the data. The hypothesis was tested using Pearson-Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed high level of implementation of NCE Political Science Minimum Standards in the institutions. It also indicated the need for more staff and adequate facilities as some of the challenges for the implementation. There was a significant positive relationship between lecturers’ perception on the extent of implementation and years of working experience. Hence, it was recommended that governments should recruit adequate number of Political Science lecturers, provide more facilities, and incorporate a feedback mechanism to gather input from NCE students, lecturers and stakeholders. This will enable curriculum planners to review and improve the curriculum ultimately enhancing political science education in Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole.