The challenges facing the effective teaching and learning of religious/moral education in secondary schools in Onitsha urban

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the challenges facing the effective teaching and learning of religious education in contemporary secondary schools in Anambra State with reference to Onitsha urban. It is believed that generally education in Nigeria has lost its salt. The standard seems to have fallen and continues to fall. Besides, students in secondary schools are behaving as if they have no focus. Morality seems to have taken flight in schools, such that students commit all sorts of crimes without qualms, and these students are looked upon as leaders of tomorrow. There seems to be moral decadence in schools and society at large. The questions that beg for answer are, why? What is the cause of this problem? These questions explain the reason for this study. This study looked into the challenges being encountered by teachers and students in the course of teaching and learning of religious education in secondary schools in Onitsha urban. In doing this, survey method was adopted to get acquainted with the fact being investigated and data collected were analyzed using four Likert method of interpretation.