TABLE OF CONTENT
Cover page
Title page i
certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgments iv
Table of content v
Abstract vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the problem 4
Purpose of the Study 5
Research Questions 6
Research Hypotheses 7
Scope of the Study 8
Significance of the Study 8
Operational Definition of Term 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conception and history of Islam 10
The five Pillars of Islam 13
The Articles of Faith 16
Concept of Islamic Education in Nigeria 19
Aim and Philosophy of Islamic Education 21
Advert of Islam in Ilorin 22
History of Islam in Nigeria 26
The concept of Muslim Organization 29
Muslim Student Society of Nigeria 32
Role of Muslim Organization the Development of Islamic Education 46
Appraisal of Review of the Related Literature 52
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 56
Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques 56
Instrumentation 57
Procedure for Data Collection 59
Data Analysis Techniques 59
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Data Analysis and Result 61
Hypothesis Testing 64
Summary of Finding 67
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion of Finding 69
Conclusions 71
Recommendations 72
Suggestion for Further Studies 73
Reference
Appendix
ABSTRACT
Islamic education in appears to be fading away in the Nigeria education system, despite the increase in formation of Muslim organisations across the nation. It is in the light of this, this study investigated the role of Muslim organisations in the development of Islamic education as expressed by secondary school Islamic studies teachers in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State. The study examined their role in the area of finance, teacher’s capacity building, organization of Islamic programmes, provision of educational facilities and participation in the school curriculum development.
The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Convenient and stratified sampling techniques were employed to select 120 teachers across secondary schools in Ilorin West LGA. The instrument used for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire on “Role of Muslim Organisation in Development of Islamic Education”. The instrument has a test re-test reliability coefficient of 0.62. Respondents’ demographic data were presented with percentage, while Chi-square (χ²) statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level.
The findings of the study revealed that the Muslim organisations are playing a great role in the development of Islamic education in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State in terms of finance, provision of educational facilities and organization of Islamic programmes. However, little has been done in the angle of curriculum development and Islamic subject teachers’ capacity building.
Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that there exist significant influence on roles of Muslim Organisation in the development of Islamic Education in Ilorin West Local Government in aspect of finance teachers’ capacity building, organisation of Islamic Programmes and Educational Facilities. It was recommended that Muslim organisations should help in setting minimum standard required to be qualified as Islamic education teachers so that they can impact positively in students; and solicit for the inclusion of Islamic education in the Nigeria Educational Policy as part of the prerequisite subjects for the Muslim students so that they can understand their religion better; thus, improving the values of Islamic education in Nigeria.
