IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MUSIC IN NIGERIAN ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Ikumapayi Ayoola

Abstract


Considering that knowledge and skills have become the means for individuals and nations to be competitive, the high rate of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria, in spite of the country’s natural resources, can be attributed to a significant extent, to the lack of an education and training system committed to equipping adults to contribute more effectively to social, economic, political and cultural development. National development, enlightenment and eradication of poverty, no matter how passionately desired, are not likely to occur to any meaningful extent if the objective of adult education is not matched with the consistent effort towards improving adult education.
This research concludes that more viable strategies are needed to improve adult education, especially in the teaching and learning of music in Nigeria. It recommends that music educators should see the need to research more into adult education especially on the challenges relating to the subject. Appropriate teaching methods together with adequate instructional materials should however be employed in teaching adults by music educators to make learning a reality. The government should ensure that adult education is fully funded and the policy should be reviewed from time to time.


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