Opinions of Islamic Studies Teachers on the Incorporation of Almajiri System of Education into Western Education in Ilorin-south, Kwara State, Nigeria

الملخص

Almajiri system of education has deteriorated over the years and in order to rescue the deteriorating condition of the system, the Federal government of Nigeria integrated the system into the western education so that the recipients could learn both Almajiri education and Western education simultaneously. However, this issue has generated a lot of concerns to various stake holders. Against this backdrop, this paper sought the opinions of Islamic Studies teachers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria on the integration of Almajiri system of education into Western education. The research was a descriptive study of cross-sectional type. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 respondents. The instrument for data collection is a questionnaire titled “Opinions of Islamic Studies Teachers on the Incorporation of Almajiri System Education into Western Education Questionnaire (OISSTIASEWEQ)”. Summated mean rating, the t-test and the ANOVA were the statistical tool used in this study. It was revealed that mmajority of the respondents’ opinions on the incorporation of Almajiri system of education into the Western education is positive. Also, no significant difference was found in the opinions of Islamic Studies teachers on the incorporation of Almajiri System of Education into the Western education based on gender and teaching experience. It was however recommended that an agency that would be regulating the activities of Almajiri system of education should be established