Influence of civic education on electioneering knowledge and participation among residents of Southwestern Nigeria.
| dc.contributor.author | Onigiobi, Oluwaseun | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-15T09:58:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-15T09:58:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | xvi, 154p | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study identified the level of electioneering knowledge of residents in Southwestern Nigeria and ascertained the level of electioneering participation of residents in the study area. It also determined the influence of Civic Education on electioneering knowledge of residents in the study area. Finally, the study examined the influence of Civic Education on electioneering participation of residents in the geo-political zone. These were with a view to providing information on the impact of Civic Education on electioneering knowledge and participation among residents of Southwestern Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study comprised all the 16,292,212 Southwestern states registered voters from the 2019 INEC records. The sample for this study comprised 1650 Nigerian citizens who are eligible to participate in electioneering activities in three southwestern states (Ekiti, Osun and Ogun). The multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the sample for this study. From the six southwestern states, three states (Ekiti, Ogun and Osun) were selected using simple random sampling technique. From each of the three states, one senatorial district was selected using simple random sampling technique, totaling three senatorial districts. Five Local Government Areas (LGAs) were selected from each of the selected senatorial districts using simple random sampling technique. From each of the LGA, 10 petty traders and 10 local farmers who had non formal Civic Education were selected using accidental sampling technique, to make a total of 150 petty traders and 150 local farmers. From each of the 15 selected LGAs, 30 artisans were also selected using accidental sampling technique because they had informal and non formal Civic Education, to give 450 artisans. From each of the three states, three higher institutions of learning were selected using simple random sampling technique, to make a total of nine higher institutions of learning. From each of the selected nine higher institutions of learning, members of staff with higher institution certificate and 50 members of staff with vocational training and higher institution certificate were selected purposively; making a total of 900 members of staff of the higher institutions of learning. Two research instruments were used to collect data for this study. They are: Electioneering Knowledge Questionnaire for Adult Residents in Southwestern Nigeria (EKQARSN) and Electioneering Participation Questionnaire for Adult Residents in Southwestern Nigeria (EPQARSN). Data collected were analyzed using percentages, frequency, and pie chart and multinomial logistic regression analyses. The results showed that there existed a low level of electioneering knowledge among residents in southwestern Nigeria (43.5%) and there was an average level of electioneering participation among residents in the study area (57.1%). Also, results showed that there was a significant influence of Civic Education on electioneering knowledge (t = 78.681, p<0.05) and electioneering participation (t = 23.066, p<0.05) of residents in the geo-political zone. The study concluded that low level of electioneering knowledge existed among respondents in the study area with an average level of electioneering participation and Civic Education had an influence on the levels of respondents’ knowledge of electioneering and participation. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Onigiobi, O. (2023). Influence of civic education on electioneering knowledge and participation among residents of Southwestern Nigeria.Department of Arts and Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6906 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Department of Arts and Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University. | |
| dc.title | Influence of civic education on electioneering knowledge and participation among residents of Southwestern Nigeria. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |