Moral education and societal development: Is the reintroduction of social education ethics the panacea for society’s moral challenges?
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2018-06-14Author
Wepukhulu, Rispar
Makila, Leunita
Simiyu, Irene
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Societies worldwide are faced with the challenge of increased social ills that were previously unheard of. Commonly
reported in the media are cases of drug abuse, suicide, homicide, rape, teenage pregnancy and rampant engagement
in corruption, an indicator that something is amiss in the value system of the young people. While some scholars
have argued that these activities may be a rational response to social conditions, it is the contention of this paper
that if young people were equipped with moral education, perhaps they would make moral decisions. Traditionally
the role of providing Moral Education (ME) was the preserve of parents and society but this has changed with the
times and so school is increasingly being looked at to provide solutions in terms of imparting a value system to the
young people. Currently in the Kenyan school system, values are given very little attention while subjects like
religious education for both the Christians and Muslims are relied on to offer more in terms of moral education. Yet
despite the existence of both Islamic religious education and Christian religious education as subjects in the
education system, moral standards have consistently deteriorated. This positional paper makes a case for the reintroduction
of Social Education and Ethics (SEE) as a subject at all levels of education to specifically focus on
moral education. The paper will argue out this thesis informed by literature and studies. The discussion will provide
useful information for Education policy developers concerning moral education and the development of society. It is
hoped that a re-introduction of a subject focusing on moral education will equip young people with the right
predispositions, attitudes and reasoning that will lead them to develop a sense of right and wrong.
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