SOCIETAL VALUES AND YOUTH CONFORMITY TO RULES AND REGULATIONS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE
Abstract
The researcher investigated the Societal Values and Youth Conformity to Rules and Regulations among Senior Secondary Schools Students in Ukanafun Local Government Area. To conduct this study, the researcher adopted a survey design. The population of study consisted of all 2490 students and their teachers in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS-2) in Ukanafun Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) of Akwa Ibom State. A sample size of (20) twenty teachers and one hundred and forty students (140) SSS2 students was drawn from the population. This was obtained through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled Societal Value and Youth Conformity to Rules and Regulation in Schools. (SVYCRRSQ) The instrument was validated by two experts and subjected to reliability test using split-half method. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis and interpretation using Pearson Moment Correlation (PMC). Three Research Hypothesis were formulated for the study findings of parents teaching and non-teaching of moral values at home experience/subject specialization and involvement level of teachers in students’ classroom learning activities has positive relationship in academic performance and conformity to rules and regulations in schools. Recommendations were that moral value orientation should be made an integral part of every subject on the school curriculum. The Federal Ministry of Education should organize special training for teachers on moral value orientation. Civic Education should be introduced in all secondary schools; and both Federal and State Government should train teachers on this important virtue which would be imparted onto our children.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i
Certification .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii
Dedication .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii
Acknowledgement .. .. .. .. .. .. iv
Abstract.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v
Table of contents.. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study.. .. .. .. 1
Objective of the Study.. .. .. .. .. 6
Scope of the Study.. .. .. .. .. 7
Limitation of the Study.. .. .. .. .. 7
Significance of the Study.. .. .. .. 8
Research Question.. .. .. .. .. 9
The Basic Assumption of the Study.. .. .. 10
The Research Hypotheses.. .. .. .. .. 11
The Definition of Terms.. .. .. .. 12
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Concept of society.. .. .. .. .. .. 14
2.2 Moral principles and societal value.. .. .. .. 16
2.3 Family and youth socialization.. .. .. .. 24
2.4 Youths’ conformity to rules and regulations.. .. 28
2.5 Schools involvement level of educating student… .. 30
CHAPTER THREE
Research Design.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
Population of the study.. .. .. .. .. .. 34
Sample and sampling technique.. .. .. .. 34
Research instrument.. .. .. .. .. .. 35
Validity of the research instrument.. .. .. .. 36
Reliability of the instrument.. .. .. .. .. 36
Method of data collection.. .. .. .. .. 36
Method of data analysis.. .. .. .. .. .. 37
CHAPTER FOUR
Data presentation, Result and Analysis
4.1.1 Hypothesis one.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of the findings.. .. .. .. .. 53
5.2 Conclusions.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54
5.3 Recommendations.. ………………………………. 55
5.4 Suggestions for further research……………………… 56
REFERENCES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57-59
APPENDIX A.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61
APPENDIX B.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of the Study
This research study attempts an examination of societal values, and conformity by the youth, relating it to the situation in contemporary Nigerian society. Moral standard and values have been the gamut which the society is built upon. The youth who are the leaders of tomorrow are to be inculcated with these values that will enhance and encourage them to carry on from generation to generation. Moral value has continued to remain a problem to every generation when disobeyed or when not pr operly mentored or taught in the family or schools. This problem has caught the attention of scholars over the years. There are the golden value system and the corrupted value system. The golden value system is original, uncorrupted, uncontaminated and unadulterated value system which rightly guides the conducts of the members of the society while the corrupted value system is the direct opposite of the former. It is the distorted value system that confuses and hurts the people in several ways directly or indirectly, consciously and unconsciously. These problems would be briefly examined.
There was a time when Nigerian society had a good value system which was well known nationally and internationally. The value system of Nigeria at independence was quite good and gave the nation a sense of identity and pride in the comity of Nations. However about the mid 70s particularly from mid 80s, the value system of Nigeria began to fall and Nigerians started to go against the well-known and established values that were once held sacrosanct by the people. Today, abominable become appealing to them and a subject of open discussion and practice in churches, schools, political institutions and government etc. People are being made to admit that corrupted values are part and parcel of their make-up and the society as a whole.
SOCIETAL VALUES AND YOUTH CONFORMITY TO RULES AND REGULATIONS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE
