REPOSITIONING TERTIARY MUSIC PEDAGOGY FOR IMPROVED ADULT EDUCATION MUSIC PROGRAM IN NIGERIA

Abayomi Ikumapayi, Sunday Akande

Abstract


Adult education in Nigeria has become very pronounced as there is a rise in the urge for continuous learning. The reasons for the huge urge are best known to individuals. Some see it as a solution to poverty and also an opportunity to earn better or higher income at their respective offices. Some other sees it as a pride to be a graduate. Also, in a country where educational qualification is one of the criteria or yardstick for rating competency and acquisition of knowledge and skills, majority desires and gets enrolled or admitted to Institutions running adult education programmes. In Corroboration with this view, Apps (1979) in Nzeneri (2008) suggested that the reasons (or educational needs) of these returnees to the campuses involve: “to improve their difficult financial times, employment opportunities, self-esteem, for professional advancement, prestige or to satisfy family expectations.â€

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