Analysis Of Axiological Postulates Inherent In African Indigenous Education And Their Relevance To Modern Education In Kenya

Abstract

The study examines African social, political, religious and economical values that can be of importance to modern education in Kenya. It assesses how these values can be integrated to modern education. Kenya had access to modern education with the arrival of Christian missionaries. It is important to note that before these people came, this country already had its own education system. The African learner was receiving indigenous education in their different communities. Its findings are that with the introduction of western education, most indigenous values were ignored and the new system of education was westernized. This research tries to bring out the importance of African postulates. It realized that western education is fostering individualistic values, for the example, most of these learners are receiving education up to university level but end up unemployed, unhappy and frustrated as they move from one to another looking for jobs. It uses analytical and prescriptive methods. It analyzed the concept of African indigenous educational values that are not being taught in our schools. Some of these values are: filial piety, unity, togetherness and responsibility. It feels it is time these values are considered during the curriculum implementation. Therefore, it makes recommendation for the inclusion of these values to the system of education in Kenya