Abstract
Contemporary educational institutions have been faced with emerging social-cultural, spiritual and moral issues that have brought with them new choices in views, cultural orientations, and philosophy. Ultimately, their health welbeing is affected. This has created a contextual social crisis that necessitates the need to guide young people in various ways of approaching contemporary life. This article asseses the main social, moral and spiritual challenges facing students in secondary schools in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study was conducted descriptively with a total of 99 secondary school students, and 68 Christian Union(CU)/Catholic Action(CA) patrons. From the results of the study, it was established that most of the students are faced by various social, moral and spiritual challenges among others; unhealthy relationships that leads to early pregnancy among girls; religious relativism; negative influence from modern social media; and membership to pseudo-religious groups. The study, hence, recommend to various educational stakeholders on the need to change the traditional methodological approaches that have been used addressing the above mentioned challenges faced by the 21st century young generation. Hence, the nned to develop a more contemporary methodoligies that can address the revolutionized social-cultural, moral and spiritual contexts. In this case, an effective complementary Christian pastoral care and counseling programmes interventions becomes vital in contemporary educational contexts.
Highlights
Education sector is one of the key areas of human developments
The body further noted that various reviews have not adequately addressed fundamental issues that would transform society by enhancing the productivity of every Kenyan citizen and accelerate economic growth. It is vital for continuous and up to date assessments of other social, moral and spiritual valuables that influence such systems. This should be informed by the fact that within the education sector, students as the ultimate consumers of any educational programme are faced with various social, moral and spiritual challenges that negatively affect their transition to other levels of life
This work is informed by the question; what are the major social, moral and spiritual challenges facing contemporary secondary schools students today? This article seeks to answer the above question in reference to secondary schools in Nyeri County, Kenya
Summary
Education sector is one of the key areas of human developments. In the Kenyan contexts, various systems have been developed with the aim of cultivating a more relevant and contextual human capital. The body further noted that various reviews have not adequately addressed fundamental issues that would transform society by enhancing the productivity of every Kenyan citizen and accelerate economic growth. As such, it is vital for continuous and up to date assessments of other social, moral and spiritual valuables that influence such systems. This work is informed by the question; what are the major social, moral and spiritual challenges facing contemporary secondary schools students today? This work is informed by the question; what are the major social, moral and spiritual challenges facing contemporary secondary schools students today? This article seeks to answer the above question in reference to secondary schools in Nyeri County, Kenya
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