{"id":310052,"date":"2017-04-12T09:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T09:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=310052"},"modified":"2017-04-12T09:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T09:42:05","slug":"adolescent-suicides-due-to-lack-of-moral-training-prof-martey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/adolescent-suicides-due-to-lack-of-moral-training-prof-martey\/","title":{"rendered":"Adolescent suicides due to lack of moral training &#8211; Prof. Martey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev. Prof. Emmnuel Martey has linked recent cases of suicides in tertiary institutions to lack of moral and ethical teachings.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the level of discipline in certain schools has made the teaching of such ethics difficult.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-310068\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Christ-Apostolic-University-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"christ-apostolic-university-1\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cit is time now for university education to show that it value moral health and ethical wellbeing as much as it does intellectual health and academic wellbeing\u201d, and asked that \u201cmoral and ethical behaviour and standards are promoted in our universities and fostered among graduate students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Martey was speaking at the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> graduation ceremony of Christ Apostolic University College at Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-310069 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Christ-Apostolic-University-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"christ-apostolic-university-2\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A total of 200 students were conferred with awards including 93 certificates, 21 Diplomas and 86 Bachelor\u2019s Degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah who was also at the ceremony acknowledged the immense contribution of private tertiary education in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>He said the \u201cgovernment cannot do it all alone and therefore offered the needed support to the private sector to thrive in education delivery at all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-310070\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Christ-Apostolic-University-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"christ-apostolic-university-3\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The President of Christ Apostolic University College, Prof. Philip Owiredu Yeboah said the university \u201ccontinues to review its academic curricula, making experiential learning the mainstay in all our programmes, thereby equipping students with hands-on experience and skills\u201d in preparing students for the job market on completion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Lauretta Timah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev. 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