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This study was conducted to examine value reorientation for youths as an imperative for national development. The study was carried out because of the observed growing rate of moral decadence among youths in Nigeria. The youths seem disoriented and this calls for value reorientation. The study adopted descriptive research design of the survey type. Population of the study consisted of all youths in Ekiti state within the age of 15 and 35 years. The sample consisted of 500 youths in Ado Ekiti selected through simple random sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire titled “Value Reorientation for Youths Questionnaire” (VRYQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated while reliability test conducted yielded 0.79 coefficients. Findings of the study revealed that self-discipline, humility, hard work among others are the societal values required by youths. The study showed lack of value based leadership, parents’ failure to inculcate values in children at early stage and impunity as factors militating against youths’ development of societal values while demonstration of positive habits by all citizens and value based leadership were suggested as means of reorientating the youths. It was concluded that youths need reorientation to develop values and attitudes that will make them contribute meaningfully to national development.
Value reorientation and reviving the social life of our youth in tertiary institution through counselling and moral education is very important at this time that our nation is in a state of series of insurgencies. The decay in the society has affected the values and moral character of our youths in tertiary institutions. This has manifested in many social vices such as cultism, thuggery, examination malpractices among others. This paper focused on value reorientation as strategy for combating moral decadence among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State. Four research questions were raised to guide the conduct of the study. The study is a survey research and a sample of 600 students randomly selected from four state owned tertiary institutions across Kwara State was selected. Data collected through questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that the type of moral decadence that is mostly exhibited among tertiary institutions are lack of respect for constituted authorities, examination malpractice, indecent dressing amongst others. These moral decadence are the result of lapses from parents, peer influence and societal influence. The effect of moral decadence and strategies for combating it were identified. The study was concluded by recommending among others that counselling, moral education and parents' constant visitation to their children/wards in their institution be encouraged to help in curbing social vices in
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Moral Decadence Among Nigerian Youths As Future Leaders: A Socio-Cultural RegenerationJournal of Women in Colleges of Education
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The affection of every nation is that her youth will come out to be conscious or subconsciously aware of the effects of his or her personal or collective behaviour, attitude and system. Consequently, the later impinge on the issue of right and wrong, good and bad, evil/sin and righteousness. Most of our youths are not interested on the emphasis of inward holiness, purity of heart and, transformation within that manifests in their way of life style. This paper focused on the Moral Laxity Among, Nigerian Youths. This paper also discussed among other things need for value Re-orientation for the youths
Abstract Corruption in Nigeria has been a persistent problem which is the bane of the nation’s socio-economic development. One of the major causes is lack of positive values, and so there is a need for value re-orientation to curb and ultimately eradicate corruption. This paper, therefore, focuses on ways in which integrity, which has been reported as the antidote for corruption, could be inculcated into Nigerians, particularly from the early years; with the view of redeeming the nation’s already tarnished image and producing a future breed of incorruptible and accountable leaders. Key words: Corruption, re-orientation, integrity, early childhood, values.
This paper focuses on determining the social values displayed by secondary school students in selected local government areas of Ekiti State. The study examined the influence of gender and location on social values exhibited by the students. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted with a sample of 540 students selected through multistage sampling procedure. This was done using simple and stratified random sampling techniques with one research question and two research hypotheses. A self-structured questionnaire tagged 'Questionnaire on Social Values' (QSV) was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated and tested for reliability. Test-retest reliability coefficients of 0.77 was obtained and found appropriate for the study. Research question was analysed descriptively using percentages, means and standard deviation while the two hypotheses were tested using t-test statistical analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that hard work and honesty were the most demonstrated values, while obedience and patience were the least social values demonstrated by the students. The study also showed a significant difference between social values demonstrated by male and female students and between students from rural and urban areas. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that parents should intensify efforts to give traditional value education to their children to help them develop into morally upright and responsible adult citizens.
Khazanah Pendidikan Islam
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Moral Decadence among Nigerian Youth and the Role of Parents and Schools: A Study On Urban Secondary School Students In Ebonyi State2017 •
Moral decadence among Nigerian youths and the role of parents and teachers is a search for the role parents and teachers could play in reduction and elimination of moral decadence among youths. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The area of the study is Abakaliki the capital of Ebonyi State. The population of the study is 300 teachers selected out of 845 teachers in the area. Simple random sampling technique was used for selection of the teachers. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data and mean used for data analysis. The results revealed among others that parents and teachers are capable of remoulding and shaping of youths moral behaviour; hence their active participation in character formation is required. Based on the findings, recommendations were made to remedy the situation Keywords: Moral decadence, Nigerian youths, Causes, Categories, Curbing strategy.
African Journal of Social Work
Appraisal of education as youth transformational agent for national development in Nigeria2023 •
ABSTRACT The roles of youth in national development cannot be underestimated. The roles can be either negative, hampering the development or positive, enhancing the development. The kind of education received by the youth is a significant factor to whatever role they play in building a nation. Nigeria as a nation experiences a period of different violent and criminal behaviours among which are kidnaping for ransom, killing, internet crime (yahoo-yahoo), and money ritual killings and all these are going along with the global Covid-19 pandemic that also has negative impact on the national development. These behaviours are being majorly committed by the youth of the nation. This calls for transformation as a needed phenomenon for the youth in Nigeria using education as the tool, to build them for national development. Adopting desk research, the study was anchored on Omoluabi concept. The study concluded that since education is imperative for youth transformation, the educational stakeholders in Nigeria are to reform the education system that will lead youth to become acceptable adults thereby making positive contribution to the development of the nation.
Abstract: This paper sought to re-evaluate value systems for Kenyan youths in order to experience social transformation. This discourse takes a moralist perspective and believes that there is an ideal body of values, one that over-rides others. In this paper, it would be appropriate to ask pertinent questions such as; what forms societies‟ value systems? What value systems are there for Kenyan youths? How can value systems of youths be useful for social transformation? The first two questions concern a present analysis of value basis of societies while the last question is a positivist futuristic question of building a gap. Using a qualitative approach, this study sought for relevant literature from other scholarly articles which formed the basis of conclusions and recommendations. In overall sense, value systems are good, and if re-evaluated, social transformation is bound to occur. This transformation is likely measured by the meaningful socio-eco-political input to the society and the acceptance thereof. Value systems of Kenyan youths have been influenced by; one, familial relations; two, peer pressure; and three, the external factors. This study recommends that for social transformation to occur, re-evaluation of such value systems ought to take place both horizontally and vertically. Keywords: Systems; Value Systems; Morals; Re-Evaluation; Youths; Kenyan youths; Social; Transformation; Social transformation.
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