EVALUATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MORAL DECADENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SELECTED L.G.A’s IN NASARAWA STATE
EVALUATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MORAL DECADENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SELECTED L.G.A’s IN NASARAWA STATE
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2008-06
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ABUBAKAR, SALIHU IBRAHIM
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Abstract
This study is an evaluation of factors associated with moral decadence among
Senior Secondary School Students in some selected LGA’s in Nasarawa State.
The study covers Nasarawa and Toto Zonal Inspectorates of Education. Four
hundred and six respondents took part in the study. This consisted three hundred
and sixty five students and forty-one teachers. The research design for the study
was the survey method, whereby t-test statistical analysis was used for
hypotheses 1 – 6(1), from hypothesis one to six it look for significant differences
between the opinion of student and teaches on moral decadence of students on
family up bringing, socio economic background, school environment, peer group
influence urban and rural setting and mass- media (2) the finding shows that
hypotheses that look into teaches and student opinion on family up bringing,
school, environment, peer group influence and urban and rural setting were
retained while that other two on socio economic background and mass-media
were rejected. On the basis of the discussions of the analysis the following
recommendations were made: (1) parents should be enlightened in mosques,
churches, P.T.A. congresses and in the media on their responsibilities of
imparting good education and moral to their wards and children. (2) Government
should employ teachers that have good and clean track record attested to by
their former HODs, Provosts, Rectors or any Senior Master of the school of the
candidate.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER’S DEGREE IN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Keywords
EVALUATION OF FACTORS,, MORAL DECADENCE,, AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,, SELECTED L.G.A’s IN NASARAWA STATE