RELIGIOSITY AS A PREDICTOR OF MORAL RECTITUDE AMONG SCHOOL-LEAVERS OF FAITH-BASED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, NIGERIA

Abstract

Moral decadence and all shapes of indiscipline are on the increase globally. It is generally assumed that imparting basic religious instructions to children will help to minimize the problem, but this is not certain. Therefore, this study investigated religiosity as a predictor of moral rectitude among school leavers of faith-based Secondary Schools in Ogun East Senatorial District. One research question and one research hypothesis were formulated and tested for this study. Two research instruments were used to generate data. Hypotheses were tested using correlation method. Descriptive research design was employed and sample of the study was selected using multi stage sampling procedure. One thousand nine hundred and twenty(1920) faith-based secondary school students form the sample size. The findings of the study identified significant prediction of religiosity on moral rectitude of school leavers of faith -based schools in the study area.  Therefore, the statement of the null hypothesis was rejected. The result implies that religiosity significantly contributed to moral rectitude of school leavers of faith-based secondary schools in Ogun-East Senatorial District. In line with the finding of the study, it was recommended that for the society to address moral laxity among adolescents, moral education should be made compulsory in schools and colleges  . Regular webinar should be organized for school counsellors to assist them better in discharging their roles of imparting moral rectitude to students.