Pages: (75-87 )
Abstract
This study inductively investigates the relationship between
being a student of political science and political participation,
within the Babcock University context. As the youths whose
majority fall within the occupational band of students occupy
a significant percentage of the voter population in Nigeria,
the influence of school education on students' social action
and inaction is central to the discourse of democratic
development in Nigeria, where political participation is a
major catalyst. Through the use of the survey research
method, a sample of 108 political science students was drawn
from the population of 147 using the Taro Yamane sampling
technique. Data collected from 108 closed-ended
questionnaires were analyzed descriptively by frequency and
percentage distribution tables, and inferentially by the
ANOVA regression using the Statistical Product and Service
Solution (SPSS). The findings of the study show that there is
no statistically significant relationship between being a
political science student and political participation. It is
recommended that the political science curriculum actively
promotes political engagement.
Keywords: Political Participation, Political Socialization, Political Science, Political Education, Politics,