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2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop

Authors: AYANLOWO Oluwatosin

Publication Type: Journal article

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Like most other social science concepts, the problem of identifying the term culture is evidently manifest in literatures. This is observed in the current pluralism of literature in culture, as being dominated by different schools of thoughts. However, most scholars would agree with a more inclusive definition of culture as the customs, beliefs, languages and social behaviours which comprise a societyâ€™s total way of life. This study looks at these cultural components as relate to Western education. The study examines culture and education as two inseparable terms and the effects of formal education on acculturation. It establishes the relationship between culture and education, the seemly threating effects of Western education on Nigerian culture and the need for the sustainable and amiable coexistence of the two entities for sustainable development of mankind. This work further reappraises the future of African culture in a rapidly westernizing world. It also attempts to provide answers to the issue of western education in Africa with Nigeria as a case study, and ascertains whether formal education mars or mends the continuity of culture among the literate Nigerians. The study adopts a descriptive and systematic method of content analysis using secondary and primary data analysed through qualitative method. Generally, the study promotes the value of culture in education, and thus advocating for intentional collaborative relationship of both entities among Nigerians. This will lead to a desirable turn of events, portraying the importance acculturation in education; thereby contributing to the wholistic education which was unconsciously lost to colonization by Africans

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AYANLOWO,O. . "2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop" 0, no (), (0000): 0-0.

AYANLOWO,O. and . (0000). 2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop, 0 (), pp0-0.

AYANLOWOO, . 2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop. 0000, 0 ():0-0.

AYANLOWO,Oluwatosin , . "2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

A.Oluwatosin , "2. Nigerian culture and educational empowerment in the 21st century: a quest for sustainable develop" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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