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Title:The role of Ifo in the training of the Igbo child
Author:Uba-Mgbemena, Asonye
Year:1982
Periodical:Nigeria Magazine
Issue:143
Pages:53-58
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Igbo
traditional education
folk tales
Abstract:This paper examines a sub-category of oral traditional narratives of the Igbo, namely Ifò, with special emphasis on its role in the training of the Igbo child. On account of their appropriate length, flexible form, rich content, simple plot and language, Ifò narratives constitute a productive pedagogical system. Notes, ref.
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