SS1 Civic Education Lesson Note on Goal of Citizenship Education

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SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION

TOPIC: Goal of citizenship education

CONTENT:

1. Meaning of citizenship
2. Citizenship education and its importance.

Sub-Topic 1: Meaning of Citizenship

Citizenship is the legal status of an individual person in a state. It is a condition of being a citizen of a particular society, community or a country.

A citizen is an individual who is a legal member of a state or country and enjoys all rights (social, political and economic) that the state has to offer.

An author defines citizenship as an expression of the status of individuals who possess full economic, social and political rights.

To attain a citizenship status of a state, certain conditions are expected to be met as prescribed by the law. The Nigeria 1999 Federal Constitution provides three ways/means which Nigerian citizenship can be acquired:

1. Citizenship by birth:

A person is a citizen of any country he is born into whether the parents are citizens or alien in that country.

2. Citizenship by registration:

If an American woman is married to a Nigerian man, the woman can acquire Nigerian citizenship by registration through marriage. A child born in another country by a Nigerian parent can also acquire Nigerian citizenship by registration.

3. Citizenship by Naturalization:

This is a situation where a Non-Nigerian who is an alien acquires the citizenship of Nigeria for being in Nigeria for  a very long period of time and has fulfilled certain legal requirements as stipulated in the constitution.

For an alien to acquire citizenship by naturalization:

1. He must have lived in the country for fifteen years or more.
2. He must be eighteen (18) years and above.
3. He must possess good moral quality, character and conduct.
4. He must not have past criminal record.
5. Must renounce his citizenship for his first country.
6. He must swear an oath of allegiance to the government of the state.

EVALUATION:

1. Define citizen
2. How can a person naturalize?

Sub-Topic 2: Citizenship education and its importance

Citizenship education can be defined as a process of training and enlightening citizens of their right and responsibility in the society. It is also a form of education given to the citizen of a country in order to make them responsible individuals or people with a commitment to the meaningful development of their society.

Citizenship education is a type of education that instills the most desirable values, attitude and skills as well as knowledge into individual to enable them participate in the affair of their country. It is also the process of impacting information about citizen’s status, rights and duties into citizens with a view of making them understand the level of relationship expected of them with the state. It involves the process of learning the skills, attitude and knowledge of participating in the affairs of a state or country to which you belong. It teaches knowledge about governance (democracy), the justice system, human rights, international relations and student’s active participation in politics.

The importance of citizenship education are:

1. To educate the citizens of their duty.
2. To educate the citizenry of their need to uphold the values of the society.
3. To teach students and youths the concept of democracy.
4. To bring about self-reliance.

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