Education towards Sound Moral Values and Religious Values in Kenya: A Philosophical Perspective

Khisa Alfred Simiyu and Werunga Khisa Stephen
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Khisa Alfred Simiyu: Department of Educational Foundations Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology P.O Box 190-50100, Kenya
Werunga Khisa Stephen: Department of Education Management Kibabii University, P.O Box 1699-50200, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 5, 73-77

Abstract: The greatest challenge in the contemporary world today is living a virtuous life. Aristotle provides an approach of engaging children through habitual training in virtue in an organized educational system. Therefore, Education is crucial in orienting the young towards being responsible citizens to contribute to economic, social and political development of the state. In Kenya, educational system has focused all along in providing Religious Education of the mainstream Religions i.e. Christianity, Islam, Hindu towards attaining sound morals and religious values. However on assessing the products of 8.4.4 and critically examining the situations within the educational set up for instance: Indiscipline, Riots, Drug and substance use, arson, Teacher attacks by student, radicalization etc., there is need to critically question the goal of education in order provide insights that can inform the theory and practice of pedagogical ethic, student-teacher relationship with the aim of attaining holistic education and training for responsible citizenship. Thus, the paper analyzed the national goals of education, traced the philosophical assumptions on human nature towards achieving the goal, analyzed moral education and religious education. It is therefore recommended that education in Kenya should embrace a multidimensional orientation that ensures the moral development, intellectual growth and skill empowerment of learners towards self realization, an informed freedom and self empowerment to act responsibly as valuable citizens

Date: 2021
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