Impact Of Social Media On Political Education Of College Of Education Student In Abia State

Impact Of Social Media On Political Education Of College Of Education Student In Abia State
Abstract
This study was carried out on the impacts of social media on political education of College of education students in Kwara State. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprised of students of Kwara state college of education. In determining the sample size, the researcher purposefully selected 160 respondents and 141 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables, while the hypotheses were tested using Chi-square statistical tool. The result of the findings reveals that the use of social media has to a high extent helped students in gaining political education. Furthermore, the study revealed that the social media has increased political awareness of College of education students in Kwara State. Therefore, the political sensitization by the media should not be limited to the period of electioneering campaigns when media organizations would enjoy the patronage of the various political parties. Political education should continuously be offered through all available media platforms to increase political awareness and citizens’ participation in politics. To mention but a few.
Table of Content
- Title Page
- Certification
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Content
- List of Tables
- Abstract
Chapter One:
Introduction
- 1.1 Background of the Study
- 1.2 Statement of the Problem
- 1.3 Objective of the Study
- 1.4 Research Questions
- 1.5 Research Hypothesis
- 1.6 Significance of the Study
- 1.7 Scope of the Study
- 1.8 Limitation of the Study
- 1.9 Definition of Terms
- 1.10 Organisations of the Study
Chapter Two:
Review of Literature
- 2.1 Conceptual Framework
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.3 Empirical Review
Chapter Three:
Research Methodology
- 3.1 Research Design
- 3.2 Population of the Study
- 3.3 Sample Size Determination
- 3.4 Sample Size Selection Technique and Procedure
- 3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Validity of the Study
- 3.9 Reliability of the Study
- 3.10 Ethical Consideration
Chapter Four:
Data Presentation and Analysis
- 4.1 Data Presentation
- 4.2 Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Answering Research Questions
- 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendation
- References
- APPENDIX
- QUESTIONNAIRE
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
According to Wikipedia as cited in Kavangagh (1972),Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, habits and personal development.It is believed that education is an effective instrument for socializing of both young and old through the promotion of desirable sociocultural values, creation of political awareness which prepares the youth to perform their functions to the nation effectively as they grow up as adults.
DuBey (1972) opined that, educational institutions in Nigeria are considered as having a very important role. Educational techniques include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion, and guided study. It may also be described as the act or process of transmitting or gaining broad information, developing reasoning and judgmental abilities, and generally intellectually preparing oneself or others for mature life.important role in socialization of the Nigerian students. Jaros (1973) argued that schools are especially meant to teach political ideals to tertiary education students who would later become tomorrow’s leaders..
Political education may be defined as the fundamental ideas and facts that are required to understand the substance of public discussion. Political education encompasses all formal and informal teaching and learning procedures aimed at developing civic skills.The concept of political education has however been interpreted in various ways by educationists. In traditional socialization studies, the term political education was used synonymous with political literacy to mean the goal of political education.
As a democratic country, full engagement of students in national political life is a desired aim, necessitating the necessity for political education in higher institutions. Colleges of Education are perhaps the best place for students to learn about political education values and principles.
This is so because Colleges of Education uses a very easy approach to teaching and learning, gives increased chances for development, initiates learning skills before work etc. Interestingly, Social Media is one of the major means used to effectively and easily accomplish these goals.
Social media refers to technology that facilitate social communication and allow users to interact with one another. Because social simply means contact, social media is when individuals begin to communicate. Social media is one of the most significant technological breakthroughs, and it is currently one of the most popular and frequently utilized tools for teaching and learning..
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Students academic outcome is affected by a large number of factors but the impact of social media on the outcome of students is more important than any other factor. Using social media by University students is without doubt an interesting part of research for educationists and researchers.
There has been various opinions which recognized four major advantages of social media use in higher education. These include,enhancingrelationship,improvinglearningmotivation,offeringpersonalizedcourse material, and developing collaborative abilities. There have also been recognized disadvantages which has had adverse effects on students academic performance and learning. Students have been known to be politically brainwashed and radicalized through the use of social media. Thus, it is expected that classroom instructions in political education and would be executed through effective and reliable classroom techniques.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The primary objective of this study is to look at the impacts of social media on political education of College of education students in Kwara State. Other objectives include:
- To find out the level political activities are carried out through the social media.
- To find out the extent at which the use of social media has helped the students of political education students
- To determine the whether social media has increased political awareness among College of education students in Kwara State.
- To determine the whether social media has increased political involvement of college of education students in Kwara State.
1.4 Research Questions
- What is the level at which political activities are carried out through the social media?
- To what extent has the use of social media helped the students in gaining political education?
- Has the social media increased political awareness of College of education students in Kwara State?
- Has social media increased political involvement of college of education students in Kwara State?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
- Ho: Social media does not have a significant impact on political education of College of education students in Kwara State.
- Ha: Social media have a significant impact on political education of College of education students in Kwara State.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This study would be very useful to educators and academics since it looks at the influence of social media on political education among college education students. The study looked into the influence of social media effectiveness on the students political education courses, political leanings, and political beliefs in particular. This is because we need effective political participation and inclusion by and from students especially students learning political education.
This study will also be of great importance to students as to how beneficial and destructive social media is to them. Furthermore, it will be beneficial to the tertiary institution lecturers as they will be able to use the social media properly in the lecturing of students.
1.7 Scope of the Study
The target of this study are political education students of the College of education in Abia State. One of the most important aspect of this study’s scope was putting the sampled population to a series of tests to see how social media affected their learning and what lessons they learned from using social media in their learning process.
1.8 Limitations of the Study
The study did not cover the entire populace of the students in college of education in Abia State due to limited resources and not all of the students were receptive. This study did not also cover other tertiary institutions in the state and thus the results cannot be applied to other higher institutions of learning and can not also be effectively used in other parts of the state and the country as a whole.
1.9 Definition of Terms
The following concepts, used in the study are operationally defined as indicated below:
Impact:
This can be said to be a marked effect on influence
Political Education:
Means those formal and informal experiences which promote the development of political knowledge and attitudes
Students:
A person studying or other higher institutions of learning.
College of Education:
A higher institution of learning that awards educational degrees.
1.10 Organizations of the Study
The study is categorized into five chapters. The first chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions and hypothesis, the significance of the study, scope/limitations of the study, and definition of terms. The chapter two covers the review of literature with emphasis on conceptual framework, theoretical framework, and empirical review. Likewise, the chapter three which is the research methodology, specifically covers the research design, population of the study, sample size determination, sample size, and selection technique and procedure, research instrument and administration, method of data collection, method of data analysis, validity and reliability of the study, and ethical consideration. The second to last chapter being the chapter four presents the data presentation and analysis, while the last chapter(chapter five) contains the summary, conclusion and recommendation.
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations:
5.1 Introduction
This chapter summarizes the findings into the impacts of social media on political education of College of education students in Kwara State. The chapter consists of summary of the study, conclusions, and recommendations.
5.2 Summary of the Study
In this study, our focus was to examine the impacts of social media on political education of College of education students in Kwara State. The study specifically was set to find out the level political activities are carried out through the social media, find out the extent at which the use of social media has helped the students of political education students, determine the whether social media has increased political awareness among College of education students in Kwara State, and determine the whether social media has increased political involvement of college of education students in Kwara State.
The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 141 responses were validated from the enrolled participants were students of Kwara state college of education.
5.3 Conclusions
Based on the findings of this study, the researcher made the following conclusion.
- The social media now serve as a platform for conveying political broadcast, information and other political activities
- The use of social media has to a high extent helped students in gaining political education.
- The social media has increased political awareness of College of education students in Kwara State.
- The social media has increased political involvement of college of education students in Kwara State.
5.4 Recommendations
Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations are proffered.
- The government and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) should mobilize all the available mass media resources, especially through the internet platforms to create an increased awareness about the need for political education as well as political participation of the citizenry.
- Political parties, politicians, governmental agencies and ministries should create a robust and effective social media presence to inform and educate youths, especially on social media platforms which has a high concentration of Nigerian youths who believe political news on social media and regards them as credible. This will help reduce the low turnout of voters on election days and reduce the spread of fake news.
- The media sensitization should not be limited to the period of electioneering campaigns when media organizations would enjoy the patronage of the various political parties. Political education should continuously be offered through all available media platforms to increase political awareness and citizens’ participation in politics.
- The National Information and Technology Development Agency government should monitor what goes onto the social media as many people will believe what they read/see on it and the consequences wrong or misleading information can only better imagined.


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