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Students’ Perception of Democratic Practices and Its Implication for Nigerian Educational System
Author(s)
Amatari Veronica Odiri
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6248/2019.05.003
Affiliation(s)
Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Nigerian society has being on
uninterrupted democratic rule since 1999. It is an admitted fact that there is an
intimate relationship between democracy and education. The sinew of democracy depends
upon the character and intelligence of its citizenry; and the level of democratic
perceptiveness in the minds of the people is dependent on the type of democracy
delivered to its citizenry. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to examine the
perception of democratic practices obtainable in Nigeria by students of the senior
secondary sector in the educational system in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. A descriptive
survey design was adopted. A sample of 200 students responded to the self-developed
and validated questionnaire. Data collected were analysed by using descriptive statistic
(mean and percentage) and t-test statistical
technique. The finding shows that students foster high perceptivity to the type
of democracy practiced in Nigeria. This paper contends that the looming threat to
democratic rule in Nigeria x-rays the
educational system that is literally dysfunctional. It recommends the promotion
of institutionalized democracy that will bring about an overhaul in the kind of
education delivered to the younger generation.
KEYWORDS
political participation, democratic values, social learning, secondary school education, perception
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