Laying the Foundation of Holistic Education in Cameroon Schools
Lavngwa Moses Seemndze, Valentine Banfegha Ngalim
Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · pp. 208–223 · Published 22 Oct 2014
10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13020Abstract
This paper argues that the absence of moral and religious education from the curriculum of schools in Cameroon is due to the secular nature of the educational system and such absence has led to the weak moral health of the country. Hence, there is need for holistic education which involves the whole person exercising habits that enable him/her acquire knowledge, good thinking, the desire of a good heart, and the willingness to do good; and that oral traditional knowledge and cultural values provide a strong basis for holistic education. The paper proposes that one must avoid ethical relativism that radically denies the objectivity of moral values and since the human intellect is incapable of attaining absolute reality, therefore, people should rely on the light of revelation when reason has failed. It concludes that holistic education should become the urgent task for education in Cameroon.
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