Abidogun, Jamaine
Education, Creativity, and Economic Empowerment in Africa
1. Introduction
Jamaine Abidogun, Toyin Falola
Section I. Education as Empowerment: Enforcing Rights and Building Community
2. Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law
Eteete Michael Adam
3. Socio-Economic Inequality and Progress toward Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria
Roselyn Jumai Musa, Nathaniel Umukoro
4. Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?
Sarah Hasaba
5. Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Education Policy Reform
Josbua Olusola Akande, Adeola Bosede Ogunrin
6. Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education: Challenges and Prospects
Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi, Joshua Olusola Akande
Section II. Messages of Empowerment in Languages and Literature
7. Poverty, Endangered Languages,
and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and
the Greater Caribbean
Ann Albuyeh
8. Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri’s
Ezinwanyi E. Adam
9. Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire, and Political Fictions in Cameroon
Olivier J. Tchouaffe
Section III. Art Empowerment for the Economy’s Sake
10. Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of
the Arts in Nigeria
Bojor Enamhe
11. The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics
Omotayo I. Owoeye
Section IV. Music: Economic and Political Empowerment Venues
12. “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”: Fela’s Prophetic Lyrics in Light of Twenty-First Century Realities
Albert Oikelome
13. Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a Rich Musical Heritage: A Paradox
David O. Akombo
14. From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music
Stephen O. Olusoji
15. Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth
Sunday O. Babalola
Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, African Culture, Sociology, general, History of Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Philosophy of Education
- Editor
- Abidogun, Jamaine
- Falola, Toyin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 275 pages
- Category
- Art, Art History
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781137438508
- Printed ISBN
- 978-1-349-49395-1