Teachers’ Perception of Causes and Strategies for Combating Moral Decadence among Secondary School Students in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

  • Ojo Oludare David University of Ilorin, Ilorin.
  • Aliyu Yunus University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
  • Ogundele Omolara Bidemi Ekiti State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47254/insaniah.v8i1.275
Keywords: Keywords : Moral Decadence, Perception, Morality, Values, Secondary Schools

Abstract

This study investigated teacher’s perception, causes and strategies for combating moral decadence among secondary schools students in Ilorin. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design.  The population of the study comprised all the Christian Religious Studies (CRS) teachers in senior secondary schools in Ilorin. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample 135 CRS teachers in Ilorin. Researcher- designed questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents with reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. Findings obtained from the study revealed that cultism, drug abuse truancy, examination malpractice were some of the moral decadence common among secondary school students. The causes were identified and strategies of combating them were proffered. The study recommended that parents should be up and doing in the discharge of their duties and moral education should be emphasised in schools.

Published
2025-04-30
How to Cite
David, O., Yunus, A., & Omolara Bidemi, O. (2025). Teachers’ Perception of Causes and Strategies for Combating Moral Decadence among Secondary School Students in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. International Online Journal of Language, Communication, and Humanities, 8(1), 74 - 82. https://doi.org/10.47254/insaniah.v8i1.275
Issue
Vol 8 No 1 (2025): INSANIAH
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Articles

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