APPLICATION OF PLATO'S CONCEPT OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA.

NWOBODO, Rev. Fr. Donatus (2013) APPLICATION OF PLATO'S CONCEPT OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA. Journal of Vocational and Adult education, 8 (1). pp. 135-144.

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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the application of the Plato's concept of crime and punishment in secondary school education system in south-east geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A survey research approach was employed in the study. Two research questions were posed while two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 31, 322 teachers currently teaching in 1,960 secondary schools in the five states of the south-east geopolitical zone. Simple random sampling procedure was used in selecting three states used in the study, while disproportionate stratified random sampling procedure was adopted in selecting ten secondary schools from which 563 teachers were randomly sampled and used for the study. A questionnaire of four-point scale was used as instrument for data collection. Mean was used to analyze data relative to research questions while the t-test statistic was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis showed, among other issues, that measures Plato took in controlling crime during his own time should be applied in controlling crime among secondary schools students in Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others, that Plato's measures of addressing crime should be integrated into Nigerian secondary school system. This should be done urgently because of geometric increase in crime rate among the present day secondary school students in Nigeria.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: GOUNI ICT
Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2018 15:18
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2019 14:09
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/311

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