Role of Co-Curricular Activities in Promoting Moral Education in Senior High Schools in Sunyani Municipality

Abstract

This study explored the role of co-curricular activities in promoting Moral Education of Senior High School Students in the Sunyani Municipality. Case study research design was employed in the study. The sample size for the students who answered the questionnaires was 316 while the teachers were 203. Key were used to gather the requisite data for the study. The simple random, census and purposive sampling procedures were used to select students, teachers and key percentages, means as well as standard deviations. The qualitative data were analysed thematically. It was found out that various co-curricular activities championed by religious and social clubs are implemented in the Senior High Schools in the study area. The level of participation for heads of schools and coordinators of clubs was low. However, teachers and students highly patronised the co-curricular activities. Students learn plethora of moral lessons from cocurricular activities. Co-curricular activities are also capable of instilling into participants all the moral competences listed in the seven vector of Chickerings’ Psychosocial Development Theory. Co-curricular activities are faced with student, administrative, school and curriculum related challenges. It was among other things recommended that stakeholders of Education should come out with a policy guideline on the types of co-curricular activities that should be implemented in the school system.