A Moral Discourse on Parents as the Primary Agents of Non-formal Education in Kenya

Author(s)	Mr. Richard Wanyeki Ndirangu
Country	Kenya
Abstract	It is not possible to think of an educated person whose intellectual prowess and physical skills, lacking in non-formally acquired human values as an all-round person. What is referred to as academic education is inseparably intertwined with non-formally acquired human values. Education itself begins with and is capped by other values. Paulo Freire says that education is an act of love and an act of courage. A doctor without love will not have the same empathy as one who is driven by love for humanity. It follows then that inattentiveness to non-formal education has a role in retarding an all-round development of a person. Parents’ role in shaping their children in the right human values non-formally is minimized by over-emphasis on formal and structured education. Parents’ role need to be brought to the fore and strengthened in order to build and better future generation. Non-formal education should work with formal education complementarily. It is our contention in this article that parents be accorded more room and more support as they impact their children non-formally. This is will enhance better appropriation of values.
Keywords	Non-Formal, Education, Parent, Responsibility, solidarity, subsidiarity
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 17, Issue 3, July-September 2026
Published On	2026-07-04

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