Abstract :

This study examined the integration of strategies of parental care to enhance morality in the youths in secondary schools managed by the Catholic Diocese of Morogoro. This study guided by one research question applied Deontology theory. The study adopted a convergent research design under the mixed research approach. A stratified random and purposive sampling technique was used to obtain 2 Heads of Schools, 2 Parish Priests, 20 Teachers, 30 Students and 30 Parents. Qualitative reliability was established by using the member-checking technique. The study also ensured the validity and reliability of the data collection instrument by involving two research experts and the Cronbach Alpha technique. The study collected quantitative data by using questionnaires and qualitative information through semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions. The reliability of tools for quantitative data was established at Cronbach Alpha technique. The Hypothesis was tested through Simple Linear Regression. The study found parents have abandoned their children, for they are not responsible towards them, and inadequate moral teachings in secondary schools. Consequently, the youth lack guidance, protection, life support, and moral exemplars for emulation, thus they tend to adopt immoral behavior from various sources around them. A study concludes that the strategies of parental care will help in resolving immoral behavior, including lying, stealing, sexual abuse, violence, insults and irresponsibility that are currently facing the youths in schools and the society in general. The study recommended that the education stakeholders should employ adequate teachers to teach morals at all levels of education and to design an appropriate intervention that enhances morality in the youth. The study also insisted parents to be the role model of morality and being responsible to their children by caring, nurturing and supporting them for the enhancement of morality.

---

Keywords :

Morality, Parental Care, Strategies., Youths.

---

References :

1. Absattorov M., (2022). Religious And Philosophical Foundations Of Human Moral  American Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Development, 11, 154–163.
2. Creswell C., (2023) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches Sixth Edition, Carnegie Mellon University,
3. Ellington J., (1993), Grounding for Metaphysics of Morals, 3^rdEdn, Hackett Publication company.
4. Fatima M, and Zara H., (2019), Impact of Housemaids on Social and Emotional Development of Children of Working Mothers in Lahore The International Journal of Indian.
5. , (2015), Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia Of The Holy Father Francis To Bishops, Priests And Deacons Consecrated Persons Christian Married Couples And All The Lay Faithful On Love In The Family. Citta Del Vaticana: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
6. , (2024), Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity, Citta del Vaticana: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
7. Geofrey M, Lazaro M, Polycarp H., (2021) Social Factors for Moral Decadence in Schools: The Case of Morogoro Municipality, Jordan University Collage, Tanzania.
8. Godwin A., (2022), Omolabi: An African Conception of moral values Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya (PAK) New Series,(2).
9. Innocent S., (2022), Philosophical Assessment of Youth Moral Quality in Tanzania in Sixty Years of Independence, Department of philosophy and Ethics, Saint Augustine University of Tanzania, P. O. Box 307, Mwanza, Tanzania.
10. Januar A, and Hais F., (2023), The Role Of Family In Improving Family Economic          Stability, Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram,
11. Johnson, R, and Cureton, A., (2022), Kant’s Moral Philosophy.

{\url{https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2022/entries/kant-moral/}, Accessed on 15/06/2024.

12. , (1993) Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals  3^rdedn, trans J W. Ellington Hackett Publishing Company.
13. Nkanileka L., (2017), Moral Character Formation in Secondary Schools: Reflections on Approaches in Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
14. Paton, H., (1947), The Categorical Imperative: A Study of Kant’s Moral Philosophy, Harper and Row Publishers, New York.
15. Pinkard, T., (2000).” Hegel’s Critique of Kant’s Moral Theory.” In Hegel, edited by Terry Pinkard, 63-87. Cambridge University Press.
16. Raphael M., (2020), Ubuntu Ethical Values and Africa’s Quest for a Better Home. Department of Philosophy, Catholic University of Eastern Africa. American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR) e-ISSN:2378-703X Volume-4, Issue-8, pp-177-187
17. Richmond O, and Augustine K., (2022), The Foundation and Nature of Traditional African Morality: A Review of Selected Literature.¹ Department of Social Sciences, St. Louis College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana.
18. Saul M., (2023) Likert scale Questionnaire: Examples & Analysis, revised by Olivia Guy. simplypsychology.org. Accessed on may 26 2024.
19. Susanto E, and Suyadi S., (2020) The Role of Parents’ Attention in the Moral Development of Children in the Amid of COVID-19 Pandemic, JournalIlmiah Sekolah Dasar Volume 4, Number 3.
20. Tamara S., (2023) The Importance of Parental Care: Nurturing the Next Generation. Open access journal Volume Issue 1000527 ISSN: 2375-4494. Accessed on 11/05/2024.
21. Tan W, &Maizura Y., (2020) Parents’ Roles and Parenting Styles on Shaping Children’s Morality. 1SJKC Ting Twa, 75200, Malacca, Malaysia, 2Department of Language and Humanities, University Putra Malaysia, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
22. Theophil C, & Innocent S., (2023), The Analysis of Psychological Assessment and Escalating Moral Decay to the Tanzania Students International Journal of Current Science Research and Review ISSN: 2581-8341.
23. Widya M & Juli M., (2021) Development Of Parenting Models In Improving Children’s Moral Development. Fakultas Agama Islam Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
24. Wilburn H., (2023), An Introduction to Kant’s Moral Theory. Open accesses, an Academic Publisher. Accessed on 7.06.2024
25. Yizhi Z, Cheng C, Zhaojun T, & Cheng G., (2021), Parenting Style and Cyber- Aggression Chinese Youths: The Moral Disengagement and Moral Identity. Volume 12- 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621878. Accessed on 30, May 2024