The impact of Christian education on the morality of students in Ssaza parish in light of Gravissimum educationis

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the impact of Christian Education on the morality of students in Ssaza Parish in light of Gravissimum Educationis. The impact of Christian Education in promoting of morality among students exemplified that students learn morals through main agents of Christian Education; state, church leaders, schools and parents. A good number of respondents from Ssaza Parish including students, teachers, civil servants and religious leaders were considered during the study. Christian Education is the type of education that roots from the Christian norms, values and characters. It involves the understanding of relationship between God and man as well as relationship between man and fellow man in order to improve morals in the society. Agents of Christian Education play different roles on morality of students and in doing so they face some challenges in the formation of morality among students and these include poverty, peer pressure and group influence, sexual harassment, influence of social and mass media. Though many challenges affect Christian Education on imparting morality among students, some mitigating measures are put in place like monitoring materials shared by social and mass media, parents increasing on the time they give to their children, enforcement of strong policies against sexual harassment, advising of all students and Christians to always tune in Christian mass media channels. In conclusion the study well defines the meaning of Christian Education, proves that Christian Education impacts the morality of students not only in Ssaza Parish but throughout the world.