VALUE EDUCATION: TOWARDS THE REVIVAL OF MORAL VALUES AMONG IGBO YOUTHS IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Abstract

In traditional Igbo society, moral education has always been considered the most essential component of education because the nurturing of moral persons is the prime function of schooling. The implementation of moral education has relied on the inculcation of values that reflect moral ideals. The emergence of the Information Age, with a plethora of information and ideas being disseminated instantly through informational technologies, has altered the educational landscape of the world and challenged the conventional approach to moral education especially among the Igbo youths. The resultant effect of unguided information from social media has led inexorably to decadence in morality and pursuit of wealth and material things without hard work. Given this context, this paper delves into the onerous task of reorientation and revitalization of moral values among the Igbo youths. It proffers and projects these moral values as the vital force for all development and progress especially in the contemporary Igbo society.