EVALUATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURE TO NATIOAL DEVELOPMENT
EVALUATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURE TO NATIOAL DEVELOPMENT
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2008-05
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HAUWA, AUTA ALHAMDU
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Abstract
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the contribution of
National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) to National
Development. Since its inception in 1975, the extent to which the
council has achieved its stated objectives has not been determined.
A comparison of reports in the arts and cultural sector reveals an
increasing need for information by way of statistics, inventories,
evaluation among others to assess and monitor the achievement of
the planned objectives of the sector. A descriptive survey method
was adopted for this research. The population consisted of all NCAC
staff at the headquarters in Abuja and ten zonal offices in the country.
Cluster sampling technique was used in the selection of the
population. The selection of the respondents was based on the
status of the respondents; they include directors, zonal head, heads
of department and units. A total of 122 respondents were sampled
for the study. Two research instruments (questionnaire and interview)
were adopted for the study. A five-point version of the likert scale
was used for the responses. These are “strongly agree” (SA) “agree”
(A), “neutral” (N) “disagree” (DA) and “strongly disagree” (SD).In
analyzing the data, a mean score was selected as the dividing point
between acceptable and unacceptable responses. The major findings
showed that: the right qualities of staff were employed by the council
to run the affairs of the organization and the objectives of the cultural
policy as stated by the NCAC are adequate and relevant to the
development of the country. The council has been harnessing the
various resources from different parts of the country as a way of
contributing to the development of the national culture, unity, selfreliance
and self-sufficiency. The council contributed to the promotion
of research canters, craft canters, inventories of technology, cultural
directories, festivals, traditional sports and literature. The council
encourages viable industries in Nigerian traditional medicine, fashion,
food, architecture and entertainment. As the national secretariat of
other cultural agencies in the country, the Council has been able to
harness the various resources from different parts of the country in
contributing to the development of national culture, unity and self –
reliance through the establishment and promotion of national cultural
research centers, inventories of technology, national festivals and
viable industries in Nigeria
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY IN ART EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
NIGERIA.
MAY, 2008
Keywords
EVALUATION, CONTRIBUTIONS, NATIONAL, COUNCIL, ARTS, CULTURE, NATIOAL, DEVELOPMENT