An investigation of causes, effects and ways of curbing indecent dressing among students of colleges of education in Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract

Indecent dressing among students on the campuses of higher learning in Nigeria, colleges of education inclusive seems to be the attitudes of some students which may necessitate rape, harassment and other social problems prevalent in the society. To this end, this paper examined the causes, effects and ways of curbing indecent dressing among students of Colleges of Education in Ilorin, Nigeria. Descriptive research method was adopted for the study. A total number of twenty five (25) Islamic Studies lecturers and one hundred and seventy five Islamic Studies students were adopted as the sample for the study. Purposive sample and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the samples. Questionnaire was designed for the purpose of collecting relevant information from the respondents. Three research questions were raised and answered. The findings of the study revealed that poor parenting, wrong use of internet and negative influence of per group among others are the causes of indecent dressing. Sexual harassment, ritual killing and sin against God and humanity are some of the effects of indecent dressing. Role model on the part of parents, dress code and mass media among others are some of the ways of curbing indecent dressing. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, college management should organize enlightenment programme on morality and strict adherence to our cultural norms. Also, college management should enact and implement law on indecent dresses and ensure strict compliance by the students. Besides, religious unit or department in the colleges of education should organize enlightenment programmes to educate students about indecent dressing.
 Keywords: Causes, Effects, Indecent dresses, decent dresses, Students of colleges of education