Retrospection Of The Influence Of Culture On Formal Education Acquisition In Rundele (NDELE) Kingdom Of Rivers State, Nigeria

Okanezi Bright, Faith Chigemezi Saviour

Abstract


The study focused on the influence of culture on the acquisition of formal education in Rundele (Ndele) Kingdom. The paper qualitatively discussed the origin of Rundele which is traceable to the ancient Benin Empire. It also discussed in details some of the traditional/cultural practices that abound in Rundele such as new yam festival, observance of weeks of peace, female wrestling matches, orior-orior, burial rites, ogba otna Rumu-uknu, Ogba Ohia Rumu-uknu, Minikoro festival, right to inheritance of family/father’s property, occupation etc. After an exhaustive exposition and analysis, it was found that each of the cultural practices is not only expensive and time consuming but also affects the peoples’ acquisition of formal education. Based on the foregoing, it was recommended inter alia that some cultural practices that are fetish should be modified; cultural practices that are capital intensive should be reviewed downwards; laws should be enacted for parents so that resources meant for their children’s education would not be sacrificed on the alter of cultural practices.


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Retrospection, influence, culture, formal education, acquisition, Rundele (Ndele) kingdom

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v38.1.5251

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