| dc.description.abstract | The study set out to establish the influence of television on preschooler's moral
development in Langata sub country. The study examined the relationship between
televisions on preschool learner's education, in moral development. The objectives
include; to examine the relationship between television and learner's education, find
out the effect of frequency of viewing television, investigate the effect of television on
learner's activity, determine the effect of television on learners feeding habits and
moral development on preschool children. The study established that the type of
programs preschoolers watch on television had great influence on education and
moral practices. Teachers had to adapt and provide lessons that not only educate but
entertain the learner. This was as a result of reduced attention spans due to
prominence of television and high frequency viewing in preschoolers from well to do
families. Reading and writing in preschool was not regarded as an illicit activity,
increasing the need for more manipulating materials to motivate extra participation
during learning activities. In contrast, more of the programs from commercial
television stations missed having any educational responsibilities, their reason being
making a profit by attracting as wide an audience as possible in order to sell their
products. This influenced preschoolers' morals in many different ways including
mental retardation, obesity and internal organs health problems. Television viewing
by preschoolers was also noted to be denying children the right opportunity for play
that is more influential in improved moral development. In order to make parents and
teachers more responsive and alert for improved moral development, the study
recommended for teachers to create more learner support activities and materials to
reduce violence in preschool centers. Advice parents on the need to control programs
watched by preschoolers reducing time limit for the viewing to improve on the rate of
play for preschoolers at home. More play facilities was recommended for use in
preschool centers in order to motivate learning process leading to improved health in
children. Parents were advised to choose the right activities, play materials and
consequences in their preschooler's health. It is also important that preschool centers
introduce computer technologies in order to motivate controlled learning activities
disseminated to all children. This will largely reduce violence and aggression in
preschoolers' morals. | en_US |
