Establishing the role Played by the Local Native Council in the Development of Western Education in Nandi during the Inter-War Period (1923 – 1938)
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
This study analyzed the role of the Local Native Council (LNC) in the development of Western education. The Local Native Council was an outfit created by the colonial government following the enactment of the LNC Ordinance in 1922 in Kenya. This study specifically sought to establish the extent to which the LNC’s structure, membership and functions influenced its role in the development of western education. This study was carried out in Nandi County of western part of Rift Valley region of Kenya. The study targeted the old men who lived or had knowledge about the period when the LNC and the ADC (African District Council) were in existence. The study design used was snowballing and purposive sampling technique. Structural functionalism theory was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the LNC in the discharge of its role in the development of western education among the Nandi. Historical materials were used to analyze the impact of western education on the Nandi people. The study utilized both the secondary and primary data. Secondary data was collected from the published materials available in Libraries and the Kenya National Archives (KNA). Primary data was collected oral interviews contacted during field study in the rural areas of Nandi County. The study utilized content validity to measure accuracy of the research instruments. Published materials such as books, book chapters, journals and theses were made use of in this study. Data from both the primary and secondary data were analyzed qualitatively. The study established that the LNC played a significant role in the development of literary education in Kenya in collaboration with the colonial government, the missionaries, and the Nandi community. The researcher recommended that further studies could be done on other parts of Kenya and the role of LNC’s impact of western education on the native communities in other areas or in the locale of this study.
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Joseph Kipchirchir Maiyo
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