Community Resources Utilization and Teaching – Learning Activities of Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Ede South Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria

The study examined the Community Resources Utilization and Teaching-learning Activities ofSocial Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Ede South Local Government, Osun State,Nigeria. The research work covered both the public and private secondary schools in EdeSouth Local Government Area of Osun State. Two hundred and Fifty (250) Social Studiesteachers participated in the study. Self-structured questionnaire titled Community ResourcesUtilization and Teaching-learning Activities of Social Studies Questionnaire (CRUTLASQ) wasused to elicit information from the respondents. The respondents were drawn from Ten (10)Middle Schools, Five (5) Private Schools and Ten (10) Junior Secondary Schools using PurposiveSampling Technique. Ten teachers were selected from each school for the study. Three researchquestions were formulated. The result revealed that most of the teachers made use ofinstructional materials available (91.2%) and the usage has influenced students’ learning ofsocial studies (87.6%). It was concluded that the teaching ability of the teachers and thelearning ability of the students were enhanced with the use of community resources. Based onthe findings, it was then recommended that the teachers should ensure that Social Studies asa subject is taught using the community resources available to simplify teaching and aidlearning of the subject by teachers and students. Teachers should encourage tours to landmarkplaces and excursions of different kinds to further enhance students’ learning.