Student’s Views of Perceived Teacher Characteristics and Their Influence on Moral Competence of Public Secondary School Students in Westland District, Nairobi County.

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dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Cyprine Akeyo Awiti
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-22T07:53:59Z
dc.date.available2018-11-22T07:53:59Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractEmpirical research posts that moral competence is not only inborn but can also be improved by educational and psychological processes. However, modern society presents adolescents with difficulties of how to recognize the moral content of real life social situation. This study was done on the moral judgement competence of adolescent students in high schools in Nairobi, Kenya. It aimed at examining the extent of influence the teacher characteristic has on the moral judgment competence of secondary school students within the Nairobi County based on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development stages’ concept. The mixed research design was used with a target population of 240 students from 4 sampled schools of various categories. Data was collected from questionnaires and from focus group discussions. This data was then analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively to show emerging result patterns based on the objectives. The study discovered that the teacher personality and teacher engagement are leading teacher characteristics that influence student moral competence. The outcome of the study is useful to the educators, the policy makers and the school administrations in high schools. The data was collected in March, 2015.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/408
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectMoral Competenceen_US
dc.subjectPublic Secondary School Studentsen_US
dc.subjectGender of the Teacheren_US
dc.subjectMoral Competenceen_US
dc.subjectTeacher Influence on Student Moralityen_US
dc.subjectMoral Judgment Competence Testen_US
dc.titleStudent’s Views of Perceived Teacher Characteristics and Their Influence on Moral Competence of Public Secondary School Students in Westland District, Nairobi County.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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