It is held under the co-ordination and supervision of the States´ Ministries of Education.Ģ. BASIC LITERACY PROGRAMME: This is a one-month programme organized and financed by some Local Government Councils in some states of the Federation. To meet the challenges presented by the above dimensions in adult education in the country, innovative programmes have been put in place such as:ġ. INNOVATIONS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NIGERIA It is hoped that when the individual is equipped through lifelong skills and knowledge, Nigeria’s hope for the realization of the millennium development goals that include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV / Aids, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development would be enhanced (Federal Government of Nigeria, 2004). Human’s craving for learning is thus continuous to keep pace with the changes.īown and Okedara (1981: 11) rightly described this urge for continuous learning as ‘cradle to grave’. This is because the world is constantly changing in all spheres including technology, communication and industry. Dave (1973) had earlier argued that Adult Education aims at providing lifelong Education that prepares the individual for change and creates dynamic frame of mind in the individual. This position is in line with what Nasir (1979) said when he said that Adult Education included many of the subjects learned at school for those who never had the opportunity.
That it is what is needed and wanted by all as long as they are alive and regardless of previous education. Ugwuegbu (2003) opined that Adult Education in Nigeria is not just about literacy or remedial education to fill a gap.
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Section 6 of the Policy outlines the goals of adult and non-formal education to include providing functional literacy and continuing education for adults and the youths, provide education for different categories of completers of the formal education system to improve their basic knowledge and skills, provide in-service, on-the-job, vocational and professional training for different categories of workers and give adult citizens of the country necessary aesthetics, cultural and civic education for public enlightenment. Based on the findings, it is recommended that effort should be made by the policy makers to fund adult and non formal education for the benefit of the masses and other sources of fund should be explored in order to realize the potency of adult and non-formal education.The National Policy on Education (2004) provides for Adult and non-formal education as an instrument par excellence for lifelong education. The analysis showed that: governments were not funding adult and non-formal education adequately in Nigeria funds for adult and non-formal education was obtained from other sources adult literacy, distance, labour and prison education received fund from the government there was a political will on the part of government to fund adult and non formal education and some problems were confronting financing adult and non-formal education in Nigeria. Three research questions were generated from the literature review, questionnaire on financing adult and non formal education, and the responses elicited from respondents were numerically quantified, tabulated and analysed using the Likert Scale. Three hundred and twenty five (325) respondents from government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private individuals were sampled. Survey research was used in order to carry out the study.
The purpose of this study is to determine how adult and non formal education is financed in Nigeria and to examine areas or forms of and the problems of financing adult and non-formal education in Nigeria.
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