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List the main aims of indigenous education.

      

List the main aims of indigenous education.

  

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Martin
1. Conserve the cultural heritage of the family clan and ethnic group. It was meant to preserve and perpetuate the knowledge, wisdom and culture as handed down from generation to generation of a society

2. Education was to adapt children to the physical and social environment and teach them how to use it. Children were to learn the importance of the environment and develop the right attitude towards it. They were also equipped with the problems and possibilities of their environment so that they could overcome or exploit it.

3. Education was to give them practical skills and knowledge that would be useful to them as individuals and for the society.

4. Education was for character building, acquisition of physical aptitudes and moral qualities. It was meant to develop an individual who was acceptable and useful to his society. In general education emphasized social responsibility, job orientation, political participation, spiritual and moral values.

5. Train specialists required by society e.g. blacksmith, medicine etc
marto answered the question on May 20, 2019 at 07:02


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