简介:Theeconomyoftheworldforsometimenowhasbeenhitwithmeltdown.Mostcountrieshavestruggledtocomeoutofitwhilemanyarestrugglingtocome.Amongthosestrugglingtocome,manyhavelittleornohopeofsucceeding.Nigeriaisanexampleofacountrystrugglingtocomeoutofeconomicstraits,butforafewyearsnow,thereishardlyanypositiveindicationforsuccessinthenearfuture.Asthestrugglecontinues,policiesareformulatedandreformulated,andrecommendationsaremadebyeconomicspecialists,etc.Thepoliciesandrecommendationslackinformationabouthowmusiceducationcouldaffecttheeconomypositively.Thisisthebasisofthispaper.ItcorroboratesexistingfactsintheliteratureaboutthecontributionsofmusictoeconomicgrowthanddevelopmentandproposesthattheNigeriangovernmentandNigeriansshouldtapintothemanifoldresourcesofmusictocomeoutoftheprevailingeconomicstraitorsustainitselfandthemselvesinit.Ofcourse,themajorwayofharnessingtheresourcesthatmusicdisplaysisbypromotingmusiceducation.Musiceducationoffersopportunityforthedevelopmentofskillswhichisveryvaluabletoanysocietyaswellascreatesemploymentopportunitiesbywhichtheeconomicgrowthofthesocietypropelled.
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简介:ThepaperisparticularlyfocusedonexaminingtheroleofadulteducationprogrammeintheeconomicdevelopmentofruralwomentherebyenhancingtheprocessofrecoveringNigeria’seconomyfromrecession.Thestudyadoptedasurveyresearchdesignandemployedtheuseofquestionnairetocollectresponsesfrom60respondentswhoarewomenfromJema’aLocalGovernmentAreaofKadunaStateNigeriathathaveundergonetheadulteducationprogramme.Responseswerecollatedandanalyzedusingthemeanscore.Findingsshowedthat,theprogrammehasaverypositiveimpactinhelpingthewomentochangetheireconomicandsocialstatusaswellastheirgeneralwellbeing.Itequallyprovidedthemwithopportunitytoacquireskillsrelevantforself-relianceandtomanagetheirsmallbusinessasaresult,enhancingtheprocessofeconomicrecoveryinNigeria.