Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria

...Effective Citizenship and Service

This Organization shall be known and called "Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria". Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria shall not be addressed by any other Name except the Name provided above and abbreviated as "SOSAN".

Our Motto: "Effective Citizenship and Service".
To associate Professionally with sisters Organizations in other parts of the World for the promotion of Social Studies and Civic Education by sharing in their experiences and by contributing as when necessary to the development of Social Studies and Civic Education in other parts of the World where needed.
Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria (SOSAN) aims to promote National Unity between all Citizens of Nigeria and the entire WORLD.
Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria (SOSAN) is an Organization of Learners, Teachers, and qualified Practitioners in the field and or accepted related disciplines.

It aims to promote the teaching, learning and understanding of Social Studies in Nigerian Schools.
We, the Members of the Social Studies Stakeholders Association of Nigeria (SOSAN) have firmly and solemnly resolved to Live in Unity and Harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble Members of one Body and Organization under God, dedicated to the promotion of National Unity, Peace and Effective Citizenship and Service of Nigeria as a Sovereign Nation

News and Events

SOSAN's 28th National Conference

Theme: The Unending Question of National Unity in Nigeria - In Whose Interest?

Venue: Institute of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

Date: Monday 26th to Thursday 29th November 2012

Click here to download the pdf flier

Call for papers

Papers are invited but not limited to the following subthemes:

Socio-cultural Dimension of Unity in Diversity: Religion, Ethnic, Gender, Class etc. How these have affected who we are, what we believe, where we have been and where we are going.

Environmental and Resource Dimensions: Exploring geographic and environmental issues that have shaped our nation.

Political and Economic Dimension: An understanding of how governments and economic systems operate and affect our developing nation.

Achievement Gaps and how we are closing them: Classroom achievement gaps in Social Studies and (its contributory disciplines e.g. Political Science, Geography, Economic, History etc),regional educational gaps, industrial and infrastructural gap, challenges of subgroups (the child, the youth, the handicap, the militants, the terrorists, the aged, the widow/widowers, the rich, the diasporas etc).

Other Emerging Issues: Call for Confederacy, Regionalism, Resource Control, Terrorism etc.

Other Details:

Day 1: Monday 26th November 2012 – Arrival and Registration at the Faculty of Education.
Day 2: Tuesday 27th November, 2012 – Plenary 1 - 10.am Prompt @ the Ogunbanjo Community Centre(OCC)
- Opening Ceremony by 12noon @ the Ogunbanjo Community Centre
- Workshop on writing for publication 3.00pm @ OCC
Day 3: Wednesday 28th November, 2012. - Plenary Sessions @ Ogunbanjo Community Centre
- Dinner & AGM @ Ogunbanjo Community Centre
Day 4: Departure – Thursday 29th November 2012.
Speakers:

1. Keynote address - Professor I.O. Albert Peace and Conflict Studies Programme Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

2. Lead-paper presenter - Prof. O.B.C. Nwolise Department of Political Science University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Hosts

Dr. C.O.Odejobi
Director,
Institute of Education

Prof. P.O. Jegede
Dean,
Faculty of Education

CHIEF HOST

Prof. B.A. Omole
Vice-Chancellor

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