Benue State University, Makurdi

Civic Education and Leadership: A panacea to moral decadence in Tertiary Institutions

Felix. E Obiukwu Ph.D Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria,
Chukwuemeka. J. Chukwu Ph.D University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

Abstract

Effective leadership is vital to the success of the school in achieving its objectives especially in the moral upbringing of the students. This study was carried out to ascertain the extent through which school leadership curb the menace of moral decadence in our tertiary institutions through the teaching of civic education. It is a descriptive study carried out ex-post-facto. The population of the study consisted of all final year students in three government-owned tertiary institutions in Abia State, Nigeria. The sample size consisted of 2,120 students drawn using the simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire titled “Civic Education and Leadership as a Panacea to moral Decadence in tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (CELPMDTIQ)” was used for data collection. The questionnaire items were validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.75 which was considered adequate for the study was obtained using the Pearson Product Moment correlation statistic. The findings indicated that the extent of using the teaching of civic education to curb moral decadence is poor. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that lecturers who are not civic education specialist should not be allowed to teach the course. Also there should be regular enlightenment programme on the negative effect of the absence of moral values on students.

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