Pedagogical Aspects of Riddles: A Critical Examination of Abagusii Riddles

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dc.contributor.authorGachanja, M.
dc.contributor.authorKebaya, C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-06T12:53:44Z
dc.date.available2013-12-06T12:53:44Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper is based on a critical examination of pedagogical aspects of riddles among the Abagusii community and opines that riddles play an important role in the education system of not only children but also in adults. Focusing on riddles from the Abagusii community and while contending that riddles have various functions to play in society such as cultural, social and historical, the study interrogates pedagogical values embedded in riddles. Primary data for analysis was obtained from a field study conducted among children and adults purposively sampled from the Abagusii community. The researchers engaged participatory and observational approaches in data collection. Anchored in deconstruction theory as its theoretical framework, the paper explores various education values and skills inherent in the riddles and shows that both the riddling process and the riddles embody educational values. In this regard, the authors emphasize that riddles should be embraced as an important teaching and instructional method. It is for this reason that the two writers conclude that participating in riddling is not a futile exercise but an educative one based on the pedagogical empowerment in riddles and the riddling process. The study proffers new ways of studying riddles and how they can be utilized in teaching and learning processes in Kenyan schools for integration purposesen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Humanities & Social Science;Feb2013, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p293en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7860
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Humanities & Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectPedagogyen_US
dc.subjectRiddlesen_US
dc.subjectPedagogical empowermenten_US
dc.subjectEducation systemen_US
dc.subjectTeach ing and Learningen_US
dc.titlePedagogical Aspects of Riddles: A Critical Examination of Abagusii Riddlesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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