Social Studies Education: A Veritable Tool for National Integration in Nigeria

Abstract

Nigeria culture is mainly shaped by multi-ethnic background that encompasses the country. The nature of heterogeneity has led to mutual mistrust and suspicious among the diverse ethnic and religious group with its negative effect on national integration. The main focus of this paper is therefore is to point out how social studies education serves as a veritable tool for national interpretation in Nigeria. This paper stressed the fact that national interrogation is largely dependent on effective citizenry which is the focus, of social studies education that further inculcate worthwhile values which are fundamental to national integration the paper recommend amongst social studies to be taught by qualified teachers, mandatory in both JSS and SSS classes and government to provide necessary instructional materials for the effective teaching in other to promote ethnic integration in the country