INTRODUCTION
The Social Studies curriculum over the past one decade has changed drastically both in
content and methodology. The recognition of culture, differences of various ethnic groups has
directly influenced the content and approaches to Social Studies. The nature of Social Studies is
that it is a study where the nature of man is its major central focus of attention. Social Studies
therefore organizes its content around relevant knowledge, values and skills that constitute the
wide sphere of man. The subject has also been seen as a prime discipline adopted to socialize
our young and function as a means of promoting progress towards the major social education
goals that have been identified for emphasis - civic duties or development of citizen participation
skills, acquisition of desirable attitudes and values, disciplined life etc. The scope of Social
Studies therefore, varies depending on the level one wants to cover. Its scope involves the"
determination of what aspects of the various constituent contents would be most valuable for the
realization of the objectives of Social Studies. It is therefore obvious that Social Studies is by its
very nature a dynamic discipline which is wide and cannot be expected to have distinct
boundaries. The scope certainly covers both immediate and distant environment in content and
Methodology. The exquisite and transfer of knowledge require some instructional strategies. The
Social Studies teacher needs to acquire competence in his approaches to the teaching of Social Studies. These competences include content competence; competence in transmitting the
content to the learner and competence in the use of variety of instructional strategies, and
competence in evaluating instruction. The teaching and learning processes involve some
methods and means of enhancing meaningful learning through the use of instructional resources.