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Students’ Knowledge Base in the Value of Honesty in Senior High Schools

1
Department of Social Sciences, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana
2
Department of Social Sciences, Komenda College of Education, Komenda, Ghana
3
Department of Social Sciences, Assin Manso Senior High School, Assin Manso, Ghana
Page(s): 46-56
Received
April 12, 2022
Revised
May 12, 2022
Accepted
May 20, 2022
Published
May 22, 2022
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Appiah, S. , Amuah, U. , & Tawiah, F. (2022). Students’ Knowledge Base in the Value of Honesty in Senior High Schools. Current Research in Public Health, 2(1), 46-56. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujssh.2022.310
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Appiah, S. ; Amuah, U. ; Tawiah, F. Students’ Knowledge Base in the Value of Honesty in Senior High Schools. Current Research in Public Health 2022 2(1), 46-56. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujssh.2022.310
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Appiah, Solomon, Uriel Amuah, and Francis Tawiah. 2022. "Students’ Knowledge Base in the Value of Honesty in Senior High Schools". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 1: 46-56. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujssh.2022.310
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Appiah S, Amuah U, Tawiah F. Students’ Knowledge Base in the Value of Honesty in Senior High Schools. Current Research in Public Health. 2022; 2(1):46-56. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujssh.2022.310
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ABSTRACT = {The purpose of the study was to examine the knowledge base of students in the Assin Manso Senior High School in the central region of Ghana. A qualitative method was used in this study. The population of the study comprised students from Assin Manso senior high school in the Central Region of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select forty (40) respondents for this study. The forty (40) respondents consisted of all Students Representative Councils (SRC) members in the school. Each class has a representation in the study. The main instrument for data collection was interview guide. The data collection was done using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The qualitative data was analysed by the use of the interpretative technique based on the themes arrived at during the interview. The themes were related to the research question. The study revealed that honesty is being loyal to a colleague, covering them up and standing by them as well. The study also indicated that honesty depict “we feeling” or “solidarity”, so to them any students who does the opposite is considered to be dishonest. It is recommended that, Students who obey the school rules and regulations should be motivated by the school authorities in order to encourage the other students to do same. It is also recommended that parents and educators, should all advocate the teaching of moral values in our schools to instil in students the benefits that honest brings to them, the school, the family, community and the country as a whole.},
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