The need for effective and instructive approach in children’s moral education in the turn of the century or growing millennium buttresses the significance of this article ‘Children’s Literature and Moral Education: The Ethical Issues of Moral Developments in Sixteen Nigerian Selected Texts.’ Various learning theories namely, Gestalt and Piaget theories are suited for the interpretations of these sixteen selected works. Sociological approach is also applied which aims at exploring those ideas in the texts and confines it to the society imbued to impact significantly. The sociological criticism unveils literature, society and social ideas while the research methodology is library. From the findings, scholars and writers are charged to rise up to the challenge facing moral education program to chart a sustainable course for children’s moral upbringing in schools and society. It also espouses social problems or juvenile delinquencies. If the suggestions muted here are strictly adhered to, the topic under consideration will go a long way to address some of the lingering issues concerning children’s immoralities that are problematic and traumatic in unjust society.
Ikechukwu Christian Nnaji (Thu,) studied this question.