Effect of Value Re-orientation Model in Reducing Cybercrime among Secondary School Students in Ogun State

Abstract

Cybercrime among the youths in Ogun State is a growing concern. This is due to the steady rise in inflation the past few years which has made most youths including secondary school students engage in cybercrime not minding the philosophical and cultural paradigm of the concept of “omoluabi” the Yorubas are known for. The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the value re-orientation model in the reduction of cybercrime among senior secondary school students in Ogun State. The study is quasi-experimental study. Six hundred participants were randomly selected from the three senatorial districts in Ogun State. Two schools from each senatorial district were selected and 50 senior secondary school students were randomly selected from the two schools in each senatorial district. One school from each senatorial district was used as the experimental group while the other school was used as the control group. The experimental groups were exposed to a treatment package known as the value re-orientation model while the control group were left without any treatment. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested. The results of the tests were analysed using the appropriate statistical tools. The results showed that the experimental groups exhibited higher morality level after the treatment when compared with their counterparts in the control group. It was concluded that the value re-orientation model is a good strategy for promoting positive values in the society.