RE-EMPOWERING THE MUSICAL ARTS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES: THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

Modeme Eyiuche Rita

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The paper was a descriptive survey which sought to identify the extent to which the provision of adequate learning environment would help to re-empower the musical arts education in Nigeria universities. Purposive sampling techniques were used to select two federal universities. The sample size comprised of all the population of the study, numbering 203 students studying music in University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (NAU) in Anambra State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a 45 – item questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was validated by experts in music departments. The reliability coefficient of internal consistency of 0.83 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha technique. Data collected were analyzed using mean statistics to answer the research questions while the null hypothesis were tested using t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The result among others revealed inadequacy of learning environment for re-empowering the musical arts education. Recommendations include: the federal government should provide funds for equipping the Federal Universities with infrastructural facilities and with the professional bodies like the Association of Nigerian Musicologists (ANIM) mount strong awareness in the study.

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