Reinvigorating Social Values in Lagos State Schools Through the Islamic Perspective

Abstract

 One of the fundamental objectives of educating children is to imbibe positive attitudes and develop logical thinking in the younger generation, 
school children and graduates towards facing life-threatening social degeneration. But it is an undeniable fact that bad influence culminating 
into several vices such as truancy, cultism, raping, and gangsterism, among others, a by-product of many schools and graduates, become worrisome to all stakeholders and respected members of society.  This paper centres on propounding ways of curbing and reducing social vices in Lagos State schools , especially during this period when mal-adaptiveness is on the increase daily. Islamic education has been argued to be of great relevance in remoulding wayward children/students and inculcating the right and sound values that will make them become responsible citizens in the society. This paper addresses the rampant problem of indecent youths' behaviour in society and methodologically advocates social virtues using texts from the Qur'an and Hadith. The result shows that parents and teachers would be proud of their children/students if such virtues are taken into consideration on a daily basis in both schools and at home among the youths. It, therefore, recommends that social virtues and the reward attached to each in Islamdom be preached. Likewise, the paper concludes that social vices should attract punishments as enshrined in Islamic texts should also be promulgated.