Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa

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Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa

edited by Toyin Falola and Jamaine Abidogun

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • 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

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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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