Influence of Social Studies Education on Parenting Approach on Moral Training among Pupils of Lower Basic Education in Kogi State

Abstract

This study examined the influence of Social Studies Education on parenting approach on moral training among pupils of Lower Basic Education in Kogi East Senatorial Zone, Kogi State. This article reports the responsiveness and involvement dimensions of a larger study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population comprised all lower basic education teachers in Kogi East Senatorial Zone. A sample of three hundred and thirty teachers was selected using a multistage sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled Influence of Social Studies Education on Parenting Approach of Moral Training Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and analysis of variance to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that Social Studies Education has a positive influence on parenting responsiveness and involvement in pupils moral training. The analysis of variance results showed that the influences were statistically significant. The study concluded that Social Studies Education contributes to responsive and involved parenting which in turn strengthens pupils moral training. It was recommended among others that schools should organise regular parent teacher meetings and programmes to encourage greater parental involvement and responsiveness to pupils academic and moral development.