AFRICAN CULTURE AND ITS PERCEIVED TRANSMISSION CHALLENGES AMONG SOCIAL STUDIES LECTURERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

A nation that retains its identity in the global world will maintain its culture. Culture can be maintained through transmission from one generation to another. In recent times, foreign cultural practices are dominant in Africa, especially among youths. Therefore, this study investigated African culture and its perceived transmission challenges among social study lecturers in Oyo State, Nigeria. This study adopted a qualitative research approach and a descriptive research design. Social Studies lecturers at the colleges of Education formed the study population. All Social Studies lecturers were purposively selected from each Oyo state‟s two colleges, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education and Lanlate College of Education. Those Social Studies Lecturers were selected based on their deep knowledge of the contemporaries‟ issues in Social Studies, among which nation-building issues. The instrument for this study was a structured open interview for Social Studies lecturers on the challenges of cultural transmission in Africa. The results revealed that Africa is confronted with several challenges in the area of cultural transmission, which has caused many political, social, and economic setbacks. Therefore, it is recommended that every African nation‟s government deal with several issues that militate against African cultural heritage by engaging in several programmes that can encourage indigenous culture over foreign culture.