Authors : Angwaomaodoko A. Ejuchegahi

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25nov1524

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Abstract : The study focuses on the critical role of conscience in effecting social change, together with the imperatives of moral education in cultivating respect for the sanctity of human life. With special emphasis on historical movements like the abolition of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement, this paper brings into view how moral education played a transformative role in overcoming systemic injustices. The paper also emphasizes that modern challenges such as violence, inequality, and violation of human rights require ethical responsibility on both the individual and social levels. The study reassesses critically cultural relativism-which, while introducing the virtue of tolerance, complicates the establishment of any universal moral standard, also pervasive media and technology contribute to moral desensitization and contradictory values. It also points to key gaps in the educational policy, emphasizing that moral education requires a holistic and inter-disciplinary setting for empathy, respect, and critical ethical reasoning. The study also highlights advocacy campaigns, youth-led initiatives, and inclusive strategies that are important to promote and ensure sanctity of human life and social justice. Furthermore, incorporating conscience-driven moral education in policy and curriculum is necessary in resolving and mitigating contemporary challenges, fostering equitable societies, and promoting ethical leadership.

Keywords : Conscience; Sanctity; Moral Education; Social Change; Humanity.

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