Globalisation and Cultural Identity: Reviving Traditional Dances in Post-Colonial Public Schools As A Panacea for The Erosion of Indigenous Value Systems
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Tai Solarin University of Eaucation, Ijebu-Oie, Njgeria.
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Globalisation and the subsequent eroding of national and cultural
borders, especially in relation to cultural autonomy have produced
ambivalent developments. It has been argued that its canon of mutual
exchangeability of values is not reflected in practice and this argument
is predicated on the fact that the cultural traffic continues to flow from
the western societies to the rest of the World in a manner that reinforces
the neo-colonial domination which Globalisation sets out to diminish, in
the first instance. Consequently, it has become d matter of urgency that
affected societies revisit the concept of Globalization with a view to ·
reappraising its benefits and devise a roadmap that ensures the two-way
traffic between the West and the rest of the world that reflects this canon
nf mutual exchange, otherwise, it bec01hes imperative that policies be put
in place that would preserve the cultural autonomy and identity of
affected societies. This paper makes a case for the >resuscitation of the
dying traditions of cultural dances in public schools as one of the
avmues of strengthening moral values and engendering cultural
identity among the youth of post-colonial societies in the age of
Globalization. The study employs the theon; of post-colonialism as a
conceptual approach of discus~ ion. The research is expected to contribute to the knowledge towards the search for social and national identity,
concepts which are unqer the imminent threat of Globalizing forces.
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D880 Developing Countries, PE English