Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”: Graffiti and civic education among youths in Nigeria

Patrick Edem Okon
  • Patrick Edem Okon
  • Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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Okon Effiong Udoyo
  • Okon Effiong Udoyo
  • Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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John Agbor Nje
  • John Agbor Nje
  • Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 02 April 2023
  •  Accepted: 17 May 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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