Using Folklores for Inculcating Values in Adolescents in Secondary Schools

摘要

This study examined the uses of folklores to inculcate values in adolescents in secondary schools. The findings of the study revealed among others that the contents of folklore for use in inculcating values in adolescents include fables, jokes, legends, drama among others. It was recommended among others that parents and teachers as stakeholders in the child upbringing should as a matter of necessity, stand firm at their duty post by employing folklores and short stories to entertain and inculcate the right type of values that will equip adolescents to positively contribute to the development of the society.