AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND WOMEN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF SELECTED COMMUNNITIES IN LOCAL COUNCIL AREAS IN EBONYI NORTH ZONE OF EBONYI STATE

Abstract

This study was on the impact of CRS in the moral development of the Nigerian Child. A case study of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. Three objectives were raised which included: To examine the relationship between Christian religious studies (CRS) and the level of morality among pupils in Ohaukwu local government of Ebonyi state, to determine the effect of Christian religious studies on the behavioural pattern of pupils in Ohaukwu local government of Ebonyi State and to investigate on factors affecting the effective implementation and teaching of CRS in most schools in most of the Nigerian societies. The total population for the study is 75 staffs of selected primary schools in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies. Among the findings of the study are that there is moral decadence in the society; religion plays a prominent role in the society; religious education brings about moral development; and that religious education is being handled with levity. The study recommended among others that, for religious education to bring about the desired moral development the curriculum had to be restructured to contain the necessary ingredients and the teacher should also exemplify the moral standards he teaches. The study concluded that religious education has no significant improvement of the level of secondary school students.