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Reviving the African Culture of 'Omoluabi' in the Yoruba Race as a Means of Adding Value to Education in Nigeria

International Journal of Modern Education Research
Vol.3 , No. 3, Publication Date: May 13, 2016, Page: 13-19

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[1]	Grace Oluremilekun Akanbi, Department of Educational Foundations, School of Education, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria.
[2]	Alice Arinlade Jekayinfa, Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Abstract

This paper focuses on reviving the African culture of 'Omoluabi' in the Yoruba race as a means of adding value to education in Nigeria. It defines the concept of 'Omoluabi' as a morally sound and upright person, and also, 'Omoluabi' as the standard which determines the morality and the immorality of an act in Yoruba society in Africa. It examines how some of those virtues that make an 'Omoluabi' got gradually deemphasised as western education spread while other practically 'strange' ones are being emphasised especially as technology advances. Regrettably, this neglect, in part, is responsible for various challenges facing Africa, especially Nigeria; ethnic and religious violence, terrorism, kidnapping, rape, political mugging, corruption and other social vices which are making education irrelevant in terms of moral values. This paper therefore advocates what 'Omoluabi' stands for as a leeway to restoring several virtues through Civics, History, Citizenship Education and Social Studies in the school curriculum. This becomes necessary and should be emphasised in our educational policies and practices in the process of value added education and value reorientation in Nigeria. The paper therefore recommended among others that the values held in high esteem as a Nation should be spelt out and encouraged to be internalized by students, and teachers should be role models. The need for man-making and character-making education as essential for the purpose of achieving material progress for the benefit of the citizens should be looked into.

Keywords

Omoluabi', Western Education, Yoruba Race, Culture, Civics, Social Studies, Citizenship Education

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