PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL

The focus of this study was to examine the information-seeking behavior of female
adolescents in selected Senior Secondary Schools in the Edo State. Six objectives and six research questions were stated to guide the study. The study adopted information pickup theory by Gibson (1974) for the dependent variable (information seeking behaviour) and the theory of health belief by Rosenstock et al., (1950) for the dependent variable (sexual health). A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted as the research design with a population of 2774 female adolescents students in the various selected secondary schools. A purposive sampling technique was employed as the sampling technique and the sample size of 150 female senior secondary pupils was used. Questionnaire was employed as the research instrument, and the questionnaire was face validated by the project supervisor. The results show that adolescents do selective search in order to satisfy an information need; adolescents mostly seek sexual health information from non-authoritative sources; most of the channels used by adolescents are not authenticated; adolescents have high level unmet information needs; information use among adolescent is adequate; and the knowledge exchange and transfer are poor among adolescents. It is hereby recommended that stakeholders and health practitioners should make provisions for more education and enlightenment on seeking information from evidence based authoritative sources. Keywords: Sexual health, information seeking behaviour, adolescents.

This study investigates the influence of Christian religious studies in curbing moral decadence among public secondary school students in Egor local Government in Edo state. Three research questions were raised. The descriptive survey research design was employed for this study. The population of the study comprises of public secondary schools in Egor local government area in Edo state. A sample size of about 200 students was used and 30 teachers. The questionnaire was administered as an instrument to elicit information from the respondents. Findings from the study and others reviewed that Christian religious teaching is a vital aspect of every student developmental process, as this moral principles could be integrated in their decision making process thereby encouraging students to opt for what is right and acceptable to the society. It was therefore conclude that religious education has an impact on students discipline as well as plays a very important role in curbing moral decadence in public schools. Religious education aids community building in the society promoting peaceful co - existence among members of the society thereby promoting growth and productivity in the society.