Chaplaincy And Behaviour Change Of Students In Church Sponsored Public Secondary Schools Insiaya County, Kenya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 6
Abstract
From ancient days to modern contemporary, religious leaders in conjunction with the state have strived to offer religious guidance in many learning institutions around the world. In the recent past however, this noble task has been overtaken by rote learning which is deficient in developing social, moral and spiritual realm of students. As a result, moral upheavals such as boy-girl relationship, pregnancies, homosexuality and drugs and substance abuse are on upward trend in nearly all secondary schools. However, little attempts have been made by religious scholars to find out how school chaplains influence behavior change of students which. This is the basis of the current study. In order to deeply understand root courses of moral upheavals among secondary going students, the researcher relied on Structural Functionalism and Social Disintegration theories developed by Emile Durkheim. A descriptive survey design was utilized to analyze data both qualitatively and quantitatively. The analyzed data revealed that a considerable number of learners are affected by cases boy-girl relationships, pregnancies, abortions, examination malpractices as well as drugs and substance abuse. The study similarly revealed major challenges that inhibit school chaplains in their attempt to socially and spiritually develop students. To start with, majority of chaplains conduct their church services in the school dining hall once a week without the necessary church equipment. This minimizes students’ participation and active involvement in chaplaincy activities. In the same way, there is no any instituted body at the sub-county level mandated to supervise, guide or tackle issues related to chaplaincy. Church in conjunction with educational stake-holders therefore need to work together in order to develop a workable universally accepted chaplaincy model in secondary schools. This will insure standard measure of service delivery to students rather than old form of chaplaincy based on church traditions that is devoid of modernity and religious pluralism of our society today.
Authors and Affiliations
Humphrey M. Waweru, John Obiero Otieno
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