JOY IYOBOSA EMOKPAE

The study investigated the roles of Christian religious studies in curbing moral decadence among secondary school students in Ikpoba -Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. Four research questions were used to guide the study. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of thirteen thousand three hundred and thirty students (13,330) in the twenty (20) senior secondary schools in Ikopa Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, and the sample for the study consist of one
hundred (100) students drawn from five (5) secondary schools in Ikopa Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the schools from the twenty secondary schools in Ikopa Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. Twenty (20) students were drawn from each school with the use of purposive random sampling technique. The instrument used in generating data for the study was closed-ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated by the esearcher’s supervisor and two other experts in measurement and evaluation.