Abstract
The study focused on the use of folklores for inculcating viable
values in youths in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Specifically, the study identified specific values, contents of
folklores, and procedures for inculcating viable values in youths. It
also identified who should teach the folklores, obstacles to use of
folklores and ways of removing the obstacles. Survey research
design was employed. The population of the study is 121363
households were used for the study. A sample size of three
hundred households was used. Questionnaire was used for data
collection. Data were analyzed using mean. The findings revealed
twelve specific folklores, thirteen contents, nine procedures, eleven
agents, twelve obstacles and ten ways of removing obstacles in
using folklores as summarized in Tables 1-6. Based on the findings,
it was recommended that government through its agencies should
help parents in the use of folklores in inculcating viable values in
youths by making the accepted values available in schools, from
pre-primary to tertiary institutions. This is relevant in the society
where viable values that should hold the society together are
ignored.