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Education, Creativity, and Economic Empowerment in Africa

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Editors:
  1. Toyin Falola

    1. University of Texas, Austin, USA

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  2. Jamaine Abidogun

    1. Missouri State University, Springfield, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jamaine Abidogun, Toyin Falola
      Pages 1-11

  3. Education as Empowerment: Enforcing Rights and Building Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law

      • Eteete Michael Adam
      Pages 15-29

    3. Socio-Economic Inequality and Progress toward Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria

      • Roselyn Jumai Musa, Nathaniel Umukoro
      Pages 31-41

    4. Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?

      • Sarah Hasaba
      Pages 43-59

    5. Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Education Policy Reform

      • Josbua Olusola Akande, Adeola Bosede Ogunrin
      Pages 61-80

    6. Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education: Challenges and Prospects

      • Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi, Joshua Olusola Akande
      Pages 81-99

  5. Art Empowerment for the Economy’s Sake

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria

      • Bojor Enamhe
      Pages 169-178

    3. The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics

      • Omotayo I. Owoeye
      Pages 179-200
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Toyin Falola

  • Missouri State University, Springfield, USA

    Jamaine Abidogun

About the editors

Ezinwanyi E. Adam, Babcock University, Nigeria Eteete Michael Adam, Babcock University, Nigeria Ann Albuyeh, University of Puerto Rico, USA Joshua Olusola Akande, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria David O. Akombo, Jackson State University, USA Sunday Oludele Babalola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Bojor Enamhe, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria Sarah Hasaba, United Nations University, Japan Roselyn Jummai Musa, University of Benin, Nigeria Adeola Bosede Ogunrin, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Albert Oikelome, University of Lagos, Nigeria Stephen Olusoji, University of Ibadan Lagos, Nigeria Omotayo Idowu Owoeye, University of Pretoria, South Africa Bolanle Clara Simeon-Fayomi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olivier J. Tchouaffe, Southwestern University, USA Nathaniel Umukoro, Delta State University, Nigeria

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