STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FUNDING OF ETHICS AND VALUE EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to identify strategies for improving the funding of ethics and value education in secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 267 public secondary school principals in Anambra State. The entire population of the study was used without sampling. Data was collected through a self structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts in education. After validation, a pilot test was conducted involving 20 public secondary school principals in Enugu State. Test of reliability was done using Cronbach Alpha which reported reliability coefficients of 0.88 and 0.89 for Clusters, 1 and 2 respectively with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.89. Mean, standard deviation and one sample ttest were used to analyse data for the study.  Findings revealed that funding for ethics and value education in secondary schools in Anambra State is inadequate. Furthermore, findings revealed that strategies like increased government budgetary allocation, community involvement, alumni contributions, and stakeholder partnerships would improve funding of ethics and value education in secondary schools in Anambra State. Statistical analysis confirmed a significant relationship between the adoption of these funding strategies and the improvement of ethics and value education in the schools. The study recommends that policymakers, educational administrators, and community stakeholders collaborate to establish diversified and sustainable funding models to address current financial challenges and foster moral development among students.