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This study was carried out to examine the influence of Christian religious studies on the morals of public junior secondary school students in Oredo local government area of Edo state. Five research questions were raised for this study: How do CRS programs influence the development of moral values among public junior secondary students? What are the perceptions of public junior secondary school students regarding the effectiveness CRS initiatives in fostering ethical behavior?
How do different types of CRS initiatives affect the moral development of public junior secondary school students? What roles do school administrators and teachers play in integrating CRS initiatives into the moral education of junior public secondary school students? What challenges do schools face in implementing CRS initiatives that aim to enhance the moral education of junior public secondary school students?
Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of the study consist of 100 students drawn from 5 secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. 20 students were drawn from each school with the use of purposive random sampling technique.
The major findings of the study revealed how the influence of Christian religious studies influence the morals of public junior secondary school students. It was revealed that Christian Religious studies should be made a compulsory subject in the curriculum due to its positive effects in their school, it was revealed that quality CRS taught influence public junior secondary school students’ academic performance positively. religious beliefs affect students’ academic performance, it was revealed Christian Religious studies influence students’ academics, social and other behavioural characteristics. It was revealed that positive teacher student interaction contributes to students’ sense of belonging and engagement in the classroom. It was seen that effective morals thought through CRS studies made students develop good and gracious qualities. It was seen that the roles of Christian religious studies positively affect the growth i.e. cognitive, behavioral and otherwise of overall performance of public junior secondary school students.
How do different types of CRS initiatives affect the moral development of public junior secondary school students? What roles do school administrators and teachers play in integrating CRS initiatives into the moral education of junior public secondary school students? What challenges do schools face in implementing CRS initiatives that aim to enhance the moral education of junior public secondary school students?
Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of the study consist of 100 students drawn from 5 secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. 20 students were drawn from each school with the use of purposive random sampling technique.
The major findings of the study revealed how the influence of Christian religious studies influence the morals of public junior secondary school students. It was revealed that Christian Religious studies should be made a compulsory subject in the curriculum due to its positive effects in their school, it was revealed that quality CRS taught influence public junior secondary school students’ academic performance positively. religious beliefs affect students’ academic performance, it was revealed Christian Religious studies influence students’ academics, social and other behavioural characteristics. It was revealed that positive teacher student interaction contributes to students’ sense of belonging and engagement in the classroom. It was seen that effective morals thought through CRS studies made students develop good and gracious qualities. It was seen that the roles of Christian religious studies positively affect the growth i.e. cognitive, behavioral and otherwise of overall performance of public junior secondary school students.
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