Abstract

This study investigated the impact of selected personal characteristics on Social Studies students' civic involvement in secondary schools in Ibarapa East Local Government, Oyo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research. The purposive random sampling technique was used to select 545 students from 10 schools in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State. A self-designed instrument (r=0.78) was used in dara collection. Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive (means and percentages) and inferential statistics (ANOVA). The result showed that there was no significant differences in the knowledge and performance of JSS 2 and JSS 3 students. Also, there was no significant difference in the performance of male and female students in civic education as a subject. Based on these, it is concluded that students' civic involvement was not influenced by their areas of specialization arts, science or social sciences.