Techniques of Fostering Positive Values among Nigerian School Adolescents for National Development

Abstract

This paper addressed the issue of fostering positive values in Nigerian school adolescents. Adolescents are known to engage in deviant behaviours like alcoholism, drug abuse, rape. occultism and terrorism. These negative behaviours portend danger for the adolescents’ educational system and peaceful co-existence among citizens. Adolescents need to adopt. develop and pursue positive values like honesty, respect for elders and responsibility that will guide their day-to-day activities and interactions. To foster these positive values in school adolescents, teachers should employ techniques like values education. modeling. reward p /or positive values, special programs, and counseling for values, among others.