Civic Education - Junior Secondary 1 - Meaning, importance and functions of Civic Education

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 1

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Meaning, importance and functions of civic education

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Explain the meaning of civic education
2. State the objectives of civic education
3. Outline the importance and the need for civic education

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

NOTE

MEANING, IMPORTANCE AND NEED FOR CIVIC EDUCATION

The word "civic" is a Greek word which means citizen of a city or an area. Civic education is that form of education which is primarily designed and organised in content that functions so as to produce good and useful people, who knows what events happening in the state and the goings on in the country and beyond. The main aim of civic education is the ability to develop and change young people into effective, responsible, good and informed people who are useful in their country.

Civic education teaches knowledge, understanding about politics, the law and economic skills on how to participate effectively and responsibly in public and democratic life.

OBJECTIVES/GOALS OF CIVIC EDUCATION

1. It develops and transfers the youths of Nigeria into effectively and responsible citizens by making them law abiding.
2. It makes young people to learn and accept the values, the usual and expected (norms), knowledge, actions and activities.
3. To prepare citizens for leadership positions
4. It enables citizens to know the importance of democracy
5. It teaches the students and put into them spirit or feelings of nationalism and describe habits, values and attitudes.

IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION

1. Creates political, economic and social awareness in the people thereby making them to know what is happening around their locality and globally. 2. Civic education teaches us to be aware of our rights as citizens, the rights of others, our duties to the nation and other individual members of the society.
2. It teaches us the benefits of being law abiding citizens of our country.
3. Citizens are educated on their many roles in the society e.g as producers and consumers of goods and services, thereby make way for their becoming self reliant.
4. This subject develops in us a good sense of judgment, sharp way of reasoning and correct way of looking at things or issues.

THE NEED FOR CIVIC EDUCATION

1. It is for public education and awareness.
2. To understand democratic principle and process of civic rights and responsibilities.
3. To take care of our democracy and to keep it healthy and durable
4. To put into the students values of loyalty, respect and patriotism.
5. To put into them and teach them good morals

DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING CIVIC EDUCATION

1. Reading books
2. Reading print media materials
3. Listening and watching educative programmes
4. Observation and interviews
5. Organization of class activities
6. Excursions or field trips

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of civic education

2. State three objectives of civic education
3. Outline four importance of civic education
4. Highlight three need for civic education

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively