Re-Engineering Values Education in Nigerian Schools as Catalyst for National Development

Enu, Donald Bette; Esu, Aide

doi:10.5539/ies.v4n1p147

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“…The findings above indicate that the values of self control, care, maturity, loyalty, independent mindedness, honesty, integrity, self-control, positive role model and independence which are leadership oriented are lacking among secondary school students. This is also in agreement with Enu and Esu (2011) that core values of Nigeria especially that of leadership over the years have been weakened and need be strengthened. Therefore, today's children definitely cannot be the kind of leaders expected in future.…”

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“…In this regard, Kolawole (2005) indicated that the problem of attitudinal flaws may not be unconnected with the fact that the Nigerian educational system has proved incapable of tackling the negative values in the society. However, Enu and Esu (2011) and the South African Department of Education ( 2001) maintained that schools remain best suited to teach appropriate values transmission but the way (methodology) in which they teach these values could be responsible for observed value lapses. Similarly, Waghid (2004) submitted that the virtues of responsible citizenship can best be learned in schools.…”

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Effects of Two Modes of Active Learning Strategies on School Age Childrens’ Civic Competence in Leadership Value Concepts in Social Studies and Civic Education

Vaughan¹,

Amosun²

2016

JESR

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The civic competence of school age children has become questionable as a result of inappropriate leadership value manifestations. Active learning strategies have been suggested to serve as a panacea to this problem. However, the use of these strategies in the social studies and civic education classrooms are very rare in Nigerian secondary schools. This study, therefore, determined the effects of two modes of active learning strategies (case study and puzzle-based games) on school age children civic competence in leadership value concepts in social studies and civic education in Delta State, Nigeria. The study adopted the pre-test-post-test, control group quasi-experimental design. Junior secondary students in Delta state made up the population of the study. Multi-stage and simple random sampling techniques were employed in arriving at the sample. A total of two hundred and sixty -five students made up the study sample. Civic Competence Scale (r=0.68), Conventional Lecture Method Guide (r=0.78), Case Study Strategy Guide (r=0.60) and were used as instruments for data collection. Data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance, Estimated Marginal Mean and Scheffé Pair-wise Comparism at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that though there is a significant main effect of treatment on school age childrens' civic competence, the puzzle-based games strategy enhanced their civic competence better than the case study strategy. Consistent exploration of these strategies in the social studies and civic education classrooms in Nigerian schools was recommended.

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Two Modes of Active Learning Strategies on School Age Childrens’ Civic Competence in Leadership Value Concepts in Social Studies and Civic Education

Vaughan¹,

Amosun²

2016

JESR

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“…This finding also conform to Ikonne (2012)'s presentation that discipline, orderliness, integrity, selflessness, growth and development are the outcome of functional education. Similarly, this finding agreed with Enu and Esu (2011) that to build politically, socially, economically, united society and giving equal opportunity for all, there must be orientation which will reconstruct the attitude of people positively in all sectors including schools. This finding also conforms to Henry and Odera (2012)'s study which stated that, without discipline, schools may not function effectively to achieve its stated goals and objectives.…”

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confidence: 73%

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2019

IJITL

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This study investigated managing functional secondary school education for value re-orientation and sustainable national development. This study examined the relationship between discipline, religious tolerance, civic education and sustainable national development in Kwara State public senior secondary schools. A descriptive research design was applied. The population comprised of 310 principals and 6,894 teachers. A sample of 175 principals and 364 teachers were selected using Research Advisor ( 2006) table for determining sample size of a known population. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select this sample to ensure that all participants were given equal chance of being selected. A self-constructed questionnaire was designed for the study. The researcher, with the help of three research assistants, personally visited all the sample schools to administer the questionnaire and collect copies back after completion by the participants. Mean value, standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation was applied to test the generated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a positive relationship between discipline, religious tolerance, civic education and sustainable national development in public senior secondary schools in Kwara State. It was recommended that effort should be made to re-tune the mind set of teachers and parents to continue impacting discipline, and attitude into the psyche of students both at family and school level. Also, the government should make religious studies compulsory in schools for the purpose of religious tolerance by cultivating in students respect for the religious right of others without compromising their own faith.

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“…Presently, kidnapping is a major criminal enterprise for the youths across the country irrespective of ethnic origins, religious inclinations, social class, etc. This, according to Enu and Esu [42] is because "the decay in the Nigerian society has affected the standard of values and moral character formation". They assert further that:…”

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Value Deficiency, Employment Generation and Crime among Youths in Nigeria: An Overview

Chinedu

Naetor

2020

ARJASS

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Value deficiency and crime among the youths reflects the plethora of contemporary societal challenges that appear to inhibit social progress and national development. This paper therefore discusses value deficiency, employment generation and crime among youths in Nigeria. It examines the relationship between value deficiency and crime among youths in Nigeria despite several government efforts at employment generation. This paper argues that, although employment is a critical requirement for youths to realize their potentialities and release their contributory efforts to national development, the burden of value deficiency appears to vitiate such efforts and propel youth towards increasing crime. The paper identifies factors such as degradation and relegation of values as the causes of value deficiency in the Nigeria society. This paper adopted the Social Impact Theory [1] to emphasize its points. Secondary data collected from previous researches and analysis of scholars to demonstrate the facts stated here were analyzed using the descriptive method. The study finds that value deficiency increases the incidence of crime among youths and vitiates the efforts at employment generation in Nigeria. It recommends among others that youth development strategies must necessarily include value re-orientation and further re-orientation programmes and this requires the active support of the family, the community and the government.

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Re-Engineering Values Education in Nigerian Schools as Catalyst for National Development

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Effects of Two Modes of Active Learning Strategies on School Age Childrens’ Civic Competence in Leadership Value Concepts in Social Studies and Civic Education

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Value Deficiency, Employment Generation and Crime among Youths in Nigeria: An Overview

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