Students’ Perception of Character Education Influence on Moral Behaviour in Public and Private Universities in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMokera, John Ibwago
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T10:47:07Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T10:47:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study probed how public and private university students in Kenya perceive character education in the university and its possible role in influencing moral behaviour. Whereas students’ perception of character education was examined as independent variable representing human virtues, the moral behaviour was examined as dependent variable representing universal moral principles of honesty, responsibility and self-discipline. The study sought to mitigate the risk of exclusive emphasis on mere academic prowess at the expense of ethical, emotional and interpersonal competencies. The problem was looking at a mismatch of students’ intellectual character and moral behaviour. The research objectives were to compare students’ perception of character education influence on moral behaviour in public and private universities in Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used for this study. The target population for the study was 54,864 undergraduate students, 49,750 from public and 5,114 from private universities. A sample size of 381 students was selected. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the study variables. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.813. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 22). Descriptive statistics used included frequencies, percentages and means. Inferential statistics used was multiple regressions. The level of significance was alpha 0.05. The influence of students perception of character education on the moral behaviour was significant at β=.909, p=.001, regardless of academic levels and sex of the students. The study concluded that students’ perception of character education influence on moral behaviour was significantly higher in private universities than in public universities. The major recommendation of the study is that Kenya public universities should introduce character education in their curricula. The aim is to promote moral behaviour and enhance quality of graduates by emphasizing on character qualities besides performance merit.
dc.identifier.urihttp://172.16.31.117:4000/handle/123456789/106
dc.publisherEgerton University
dc.titleStudents’ Perception of Character Education Influence on Moral Behaviour in Public and Private Universities in Kenya
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