Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa
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Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Contents of Works
- Advancing the anti-poverty crusade through the enforcement of the fundamental right to education under Nigerian law / Eteete Michael Adam
- Social-economic inequality and progress toward achieving education for all by 2015 in Nigeria / Roselyn Jumai Musa and Nathaniel Umukoro
- Women and poverty eradication efforts in Uganda : why is ending gendered poverty still far-fetched? / Sarah Hasaba
- Empowering the poor in Nigeria through adult and community education : implications for education policy reform / Joshua Olusola Akande and Adeola Bosede Ogunrin
- Combating the scourge of poverty in Nigeria through rural community education : challenges and prospects / Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi and Joshua Olusola Akande
- Poverty, endangered languages, and Creoles : two case studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean / Ann Albuyeh
- Poverty eradication for sustainable growth in Africa : insights from Ben Okri's in Arcadia / Ezinwanyi E. Adam
- Between the sublime and the subliminal : economic modernity, desire, and political fictions in Cameroon / Olivier J. Tchouaffe
- Arts management as a strategy for rapid development of the arts in Nigeria / Bojor Enamhe
- The changing images and representations of adire technology in Nigerian politics / Omotayo I. Owoeye
- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow : Fela's prophetic lyrics in light of twenty-first century realities / Albert Oikelome
- Deconstructing African poverty against the backdrop of a rich musical heritage : a paradox / David O. Akombo
- From the street to stardom : the socio-economic empowerment of Nigerian youth through music / Stephen O. Olusoji
- Popular music as an economic tool for Nigerian youth / Sunday O. Babalola
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes.
Table of Contents
- PART I: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT: ENFORCING RIGHTS AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES 1. Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law
- Eteete Michael Adam 2. Social-Economic Inequality and Progress towards Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria
- Roselyn Jumai Musa and Nathaniel Umukoro 3. Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why Is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?
- Sarah Hasaba 4. Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Educational Policy Reform
- Joshua Olusola Akande and Adeola Bosede Ogunrin 5. Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education
- Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi and Joshua Olusola Akande PART II: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EMPOWERMENT 6. Poverty, Endangered Languages, and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean
- Ann Albuyeh 7. Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri's In Arcadia
- Ezinwanyi E. Adam 8. Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire and Political Fictions in Cameroon
- Olivier J. Tchouaffe PART III: ART AND EMPOWERMENT 9. Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria
- Bojor Enamhe 10. The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics
- Omotayo I. Owoeye PART IV: MUSIC AND EMPOWERMENT 11. 'Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow': Fela's Prophetic Lyrics in the Light of 21st Century Realities
- Albert Oikelome 12. Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a 'Rich' Musical Heritage
- David Akombo 13. From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music
- Stephen O. Olusoji 14. Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth
- Sunday O. Babalola
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