Civic education
A panacea for moral decadence among secondary school students in Ede community, Osun State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v9i1.2900Keywords:
Civic Education, Moral Decadence, Secondary Schools, Panacea, StudentsAbstract
This study examines civic education's potential as a panacea for moral decay among secondary school students in Ede community of Osun State, Nigeria. It looks at how civic education can give students the moral principles and direction they need to navigate daily life and make moral decisions. The study adopts a qualitative research methodology and gathers its data from secondary sources like books, academic journals, theses, and newspapers, among others. The results emphasis how common moral decadenceaffectstudents in secondary schools and how important it is to implement successful interventions ofcivic education. The paper also reveals that students who receive civic education are equipped with the knowledge and abilities needed to make ethical decisions because it instills values, virtues, and ethical concepts. The study concludes that effective civic education that would counteract moral decay needs the involvement of relevant stakeholders, such as schools, parents, teachers, and the community at large, to work together in an integrated manner.
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