DR. EMEKA A. NWACHUKWU
EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO
EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA.
Abstract.
Education enables people acquire knowledge and skills that help them solve their problems, and as well become responsible members of their society. The growth of any nation’s economy, political and social values mostly depend on the level of quality and quantity of education the nation could offer on its citizens. This underscores the need for the right kind of education which will in turn produce people who are adequately prepared: for useful living with the society. The aim of this study is to determine the
emotional engagement of students with their academic achievement in Civic Education in secondary schools in Ebonyi State. One research question composing of 15 item questionnaire titled “Students Emotional Engagement Questionnaire (SEEQ)” and one null hypothesis were formulated to carry out the research work. The findings show that all the questionnaire items were accepted as relevant emotional engagement of students to enhance their academic achievement in civic education. In this study, it is being recommended that teacher counsellors should adopt appropriate therapy techniques geared towards the enhancement of emotional engagement of all students in the schools of their jurisdiction to boost their chances of doing better in their studies. Recommendations were made, which include among others, that teachers and other stakeholder in the school should ensure friendly learning environment to enhance the emotional status of the student thereby improving on their academic achievement,
appropriate teaching should always be adopted by teachers which ensure a greater participation of student for a wholesome teaching and learning process.
Keywords: Emotion, Achievement and Education.
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