CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The new paradigin shift of moving from teacher centre education to Inquiry Based System of Education is a dramatic change in methodology which involves engaging participants in learning experience, that are designed not only to enable them to learn the process of learning how to learn, developing and empowering life long learning skills.

Therefore using Inquiry Based system of education in primary schools to control the factors militating against teaching and learning of social studies is a way of consistent internal motivation to employ one’s critical thinking abilities in judging what to believe or to do in any situation. This is because according to Prof Anih, Inquiry Based system of Education is systematic and curriculum which fosters the improvement of reasoning skills through inter-subjectivity of simple philosophic topics by both the teachers and the pupils in the classroom. Therefore, controlling the factors militating against teaching and learning of social studies in primary schools in Udi L.G.A, Using Inquiry Based system of Education is the surest and shortest cut to the digital age of globalization needed for holistic and authentic academic life.