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Title
Traditional counselling in igala kingdom |
Full text
http://dspace.unijos.edu.ng/handle/10485/1680 |
Date
1991 |
Author(s)
Ojoru, Philip E. |
Abstract
For fulltext Contact: University of Jos, P.M.B.2084,Jos,Nigeria. or e-mail: library@unijos.edu.ng - This study was designed to investigate the traditional counselling as practised in Igala Kingdom, even before the advent of western education. The research sought to establish the fact that the Igalas as a people have a way of bringing up their young generation to become useful adults. But unfortunately, it has been dragged into foreign system of education. The researcher felt that the traditional method could be fused with the western system for the youths in Igala Kingdom experience a functional education, especially in secondary schools. While the assumption that the traditional counseling method in Igala Kingdom is a means of socialization and was upheld, the assumption that the indigenous counselling system and the western type be fused for a functional education in the secondary schools, was rejected. The methodologies used were descriptive, comparative and analytical. Data collection was done through questionnaires, interviews, observation, partial participation and literature review. Simple percentages were used; the sampled population was one hundred,and twenty-five randomly selected respondents from each of the four villages under study. Four prominent traditional counsellors were randomly selected from the four villages. All the one hundred questionnaires administered were collected by the researcher and his able Assistants. Findings showed that Igalas as a people see traditional counselling method as a part and parcel of their culture, hence a potent means of socialization. And, for the purpose of continuity, the eldest son of the family is being trained gradually to take-over. It was also clear that the traditional system has come to stay, and will, in the near future, be accepted by all and promoted far and wide with these minor adjustments: a. A continuous awareness about the positive contribution of the traditional counselling system in secondary schools. b. The traditional counsellors should be able to explain their practices in good faith. c. Parents government and religious groups should be made to see and appreciate their practical contributions to society, for example, the healing aspect. |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Thesis or Dissertation |
Repository
Jos - University of Jos
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