School General Environment And Students' Moral Development In Selected Secondary Schools Within Mpigi District

ABSTRACT

This study examined the impact of school General Environment on Students' Moral

Development in the selected secondary schools within Mpigi District.

The objects of the study were to establish the impact of; parenting, teachers role in enhancing

students' behaviour and, the relationship between school and students' academic performance.

The research was basically descriptive in nature involving both qualitative and quantitative

methods. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were also used to select respondents

for the study.

The main instruments for data collection were basically questionnaires and interviews. Data

collected was coded and analyzed in form of percentages using frequency counts and tables

The findings of the study showed that there was a correlation between parenting and students'

moral development and that teachers play a tremendous role in promoting and enhancing good

morals in children

The research recommended among other things that schools should include moral development

in their curricula, design appropriate rules and regulations and involve parents as stakeholder in

the school administration.