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- Title
CULTURAL VALUE ORIENTATION AND SELF-EFFICACY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN EDUCATION ZONE OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
- Authors
BEKOMSON, ACHI NDIFON; CKLAIMZ, ENAMHE DORN; NGBAN, ANTHONY NTOL
- Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to find out if cultural value orientation have any influence on selfefficacy with reference to social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, language self-efficacy and moral self-efficacy. Literature review was done according to the variables under study. The ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. A sample of 1,586 students was randomly selected from the public secondary schools in Cross River State for the study. A questionnaire titled "Cultural Value Orientation and Self-Efficacy (CVOSEQ) was the instrument used for data collection. The face validity of the instrument was determined by three other research experts educational psychology and measurement and evaluation from the department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar while the reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability method. The data collected were analyzed using One-way Analysis of Variance tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that cultural value orientation has a significant influence on social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, language self-efficacy, moral self-efficacy and overall self-efficacy. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that parents should educate the children about their cultural heritage. They should be encouraged to communicate in their local language, dress in their cultural outfits and take part in cultural activities. The school should lay emphasis on promotion of cultural heritage and values so that the child can have an understanding of his origin.
- Subjects
CALABAR (Nigeria); NIGERIA; VALUE orientations; SECONDARY school students; CULTURAL values; SELF-efficacy; LITERATURE reviews; CRONBACH'S alpha
- Publication
Global Journal of Educational Research, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 3, p321
- ISSN
1596-6224
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/gjedr.v22i3.10