Abstract: This study was about The Role of Teachers in Moral Character Development for Students, a case of wellspring Academy of Remera Sector, Gasabo District, Rwanda, and it was aimed at analyzing the role of teachers in moral character development. Debating whether moral values are important to be taught or not is the wrong issue. Moral values have to be taught to the students to dwindle a moral depravity. The research was carried out at Wellspring Academy, located at Nyarutarama, Kigali City Rwanda.
The main question asked: Do teachers’ moral conduct serve as a good example to students attending Rwandan high schools? The study provided an in-depth review and analysis on relationship between teachers and moral character development for student. The study was carried out in Wellspring Academy Remera Sector, Gasabo District, and it took a look at background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives and significance of the study, research questions and scope of the study. It also took a look at literature review where literature review was concerned with different written ideas from other authors in the world about moral character development for student. Questions were administered to students and teachers while deputy head teachers and head teachers were interviewed. The findings were presented in forms of tables according to the objectives of the study, responses, frequency, percentage and cumulative percentage of respondents. Education needs educators or teachers and strategies to deliver the materials. The strategies can be Character Building program in which the activities are arranged to increase the students’ emotional quotient, Caring School Community in which the activities are arranged to create a caring relationship between teachers-students, and Integrative Ethical. Teachers should first of all have moral values such as respect, honest, integrity and others to be able help students live morally good and become smart citizens. Teachers should understand that, they do serve as salt. When food is not salty no man can enjoy it. Therefore, when teachers are not living well, no student will admire them.
Teachers should live exemplary on a daily basis for students to imitate.
Character development should be given enough time. Teachers are encouraged to spend some good hours with students either in class or through sports, drama and music to be able have an impact on the character development of students
Keywords: Moral, values, education, teaching, character building.
Title: The Role of Teachers in Moral Character Development for Students
Author: David Mugabo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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