International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue V, May 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

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

Khisa Alfred Simiyu^1*, Werunga Khisa Stephen^2
1Department of Educational Foundations, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology P.O Box 190-50100, Kenya
²Department of Education Management Kibabii University, P.O Box 1699-50200, Kenya
*Corresponding author

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.

Keywords: Kenya National goals, Reforms, Human nature, sound moral, religious values,

I. INTRODUCTION

Education has remained a basic human right for all children in Kenya and according to Wango (2011); education in Kenya has been highly politicized and hence demands continuous reflection and need to realign it with the current constitution. Kenya, like any other state, has set national aims that orient education and training of the young towards being good citizens. Through the education goals, products of an education system can be analyzed, judged and assessed.
According to Nasibi (2003) the use of aims, goals and objectives has been adopted in education planning in order to orient education to the right track and to be in line with international standards. The Ominde commission (1964) had outlined six national goals.