EXPLORING CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND ETHNIC INTEGRATION IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
The study explored cultural education for sustainable moral development and ethnic integration in Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design where a questionnaire was used to acquire necessary data for the research work. Simple random sampling technique was utilized to select a sample of one hundred (100) respondents consisting of Social Studies students of FCE Abeokuta, Ogun State. Two (2) research questions were raised and answered in the study. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. The findings revealed that cultural education is significant in enabling the individuals develop good morals for ethnic integration and achieving personal and professional goals; that through cultural education, the individuals are able to acquire information in terms of norms, values, principles, ethics, morals, principles and standards; that the inculcation of these traits helps the individuals turn into effectual citizens of the country. Therefore, the study recommended that cultural education should be introduced as a compulsory course/subject from primary to tertiary levels of education in order to inculcate moral values, character and civil responsibilities into students.