Effects of citizenship education component of social studies on civic literacy and attachment of upper basic students in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria

The purpose of this paper was to find out the effect of citizenship education component of social studies on the civic literacy and attachment of upper basic students in Ilorin Metropolis. In this study, 113 students, involving 67 male and 46 female students participated in the summer school programme organised during the long vacation. The study was a quasi-experimental and pre-test post-test. The participants were subjected to treatment for four weeks on citizenship education programme. The finding showed that there was a significant difference in the mean score of the participants as a result of the treatment. It was also discovered that there was no significant difference in the mean gain scores of the participants on the basis of gender. Based on the findings, it was suggested that citizenship education that promote civic literacy and attachment for students should be organised regularly.