2. Examine the main characteristics of pre-colonial education, its pitfalls and roles to the development of African societies.
SOLVING NECTA 2011 FORM SIX , HISTORY 1 Pre-colonial education; refers to the type of education provided to the African societies before the establishment of colonialism. Pre-colonial education it was endless specialization process based on transmission of knowledge, values, skills, wisdom, traditions and experience from one generation to another. It was both formal and informal education. The following are the characteristics of pre-colonial education, its pitfalls and roles to the development of African societies. To start with characteristics of pre-colonial education; It’s emphasized was on good morals and social conducts within the society; African societies had acceptable and unacceptable values, therefore pre-colonial education, characterized in condemns any action or behavior that tended to hinders the development of acceptable behavior. Example it was the duty of elders to teach the...