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The paper highlights unmet objectives of civic education implementation and explains the roles of curriculum experts and especially qualified teachers in aligning curriculum frameworks and learning experiences with societal needs. 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The introduction of civic education to Nigerian senior secondary school was directed at cultivating and developing in learners the skills and attitudes to function as relevant citizens of their society. The writer noted that the teaching of civic education in Nigeria is yet to achieve the purpose of which the subject was introduced. Among the objectives of civic education is to highlight the responsibilities of the government to the people and vice-versa and to also cultivate in students of senior secondary school their duties and obligations to the society. Curriculum experts have certain roles to play in integrating standard into curriculum by developing a curriculum framework. Onus of implementing civic education curriculum lies in the efforts and determination of qualified teachers, these categories of teachers are those who has chosen and are convinced that teaching is their calling, and are ready to serve their country in that capacity. The type of teaching expected from these teachers should help the students emerge with an understanding of their country’s history and most cherished values. This is to say that learning experience must allow the students to practically demonstrate what civic education has taught them in any situation.  \nKeywords: civic education, teaching, learners, constructivism, curriculum  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe new civic education curriculum which was developed for use at senior secondary school level of the educational system in Nigeria was launched in 2009 by the Nigerian Educational Research and development Council (NERDC) . This curriculum innovation calls for effective classroom teaching techniques so as to reflect the quality and relevance which curriculum development in Nigeria needs. Curriculum exhibits the total experiences to which all learners must be exposed to, particularly the contents and performance objectives which are the concern of this write up. Therefore, teachers are saddled with the responsibilities to enrich the teaching of contents of civic education with relevant materials and information from their immediate environment and adapt learning experience to the need and aspirations of the society. This is to say that most essential principles in teaching any subject is what transpires between the teacher and the learners and not solely what the curriculum content says, teachers have the wherewithal here to make instructional choice to facilitate effective teaching of his/her subject, teacher is also responsible for the learning experiences to be employed for the  \nrealization of the purpose for which the subject is being taught, therefore teaching of civic education should not be projected to the students as a boring abstract subject, the students should perceived civic education to their everyday activities at anytime and everywhere. This is achievable because the contents of civic education are not dull, also the instructional materials, resources and techniques to be used by the teacher should inspire the students to learn civic education successfully. Jekayinfa, Mofoluwawo & Oladiran (2010) pointed that “the success of the civic education curriculum poses a challenge to social studies teachers because there are no qualified civic education teachers","cbCaifeYFVGmse2W","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifeYFVGmse2W","pdf",471285,"English","# Introduction\n## Curriculum goals and implementation challenges\n## Roles of curriculum experts and qualified teachers\n## Constructivist teaching and active learning approaches\n## Best practices and instructional techniques","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary goal of civic education in Nigerian senior secondary schools?\",\"answer\":\"It is designed to cultivate learners’ civic skills and attitudes so they can function as relevant citizens of their society.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the paper concerned that civic education has not achieved its intended purpose?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that teaching civic education in Nigeria has yet to reach the purpose for which the subject was introduced.\"},{\"question\":\"What teaching approach does the paper recommend for better civic education outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends constructivist, best-practice instruction where learners actively participate in activities that encourage critical thinking rather than rote learning.\"}]","Teaching Civic Education to Learners through Best Practices | PDF",1792072961,25]