ABSTRACT

This study was intended to evaluate the challenges of effective teaching of social studies in junior secondary schools in Nigeria. This study was guided by the following objectives; Find out the extent to which students’ attitudes constitute problems to the teaching and learning of Social Studies. Assess the extent to which teacher quality and quantity constitute problems to the teaching and learning of Social Studies. Find out the extent to which instructional materials constitute problems to the teaching and learning of Social Studies. Determine the extent to which curriculum issues pose problems to the teaching/learning of Social Studies. The study employed the descriptive and explanatory design; questionnaires in addition to library research were applied in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data sources were used and data was analyzed using the correlation statistical tool at 5% level of significance which was presented in frequency tables and percentage. The respondents under the study were 20 staff and students of Oguma grammer school in Ndokwa west local government areas of Delta state. The study findings revealed that there are challenges of effective teaching and learning of social stidues in Junior secondary schools.