EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN OKRIKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE


Eliot Igbikiminachin Kalio, Doreen Kobani PhD
Rivers State University, Nkpolu -Oroworukwo, P.M.B.5080, Faculty of Education, Department of Adult Education and Community Development,Nigeria
Abstract
The study evaluated Government’s Involvement in Adult Education Programmes in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. It adopted a descriptive survey design. The population comprised 98 leaders and 2000 members of registered Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State to make a total of 2,098. Random sampling technique was applied to select a sample size of 395 respondents which comprised 90 leaders and 305 members. The instrument for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire titled “Assessment of Government Involvement in Adult Education Evaluation Questionnaire (AGIAEEQ)”. Reliability coefficients of 0.82 and 0.88 were obtained for the two clusters of the instrument. It was established using the Cronbach Alpha Method. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The research questions were analyzed with weighted mean and standard deviation; while the hypotheses were tested using Z-test statistic at 0.5 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that Government has been involved in supporting functional literacy education and workers education progammes in Okrika LGA to a low extent. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended amongst others that Local Government Authorities should partner with companies doing business in communities in Okrika LGA and Rivers State at large to assist with the management of facilities and provision of instructional materials to functional adult literacy centres in various LGAs of the State.
Keywords: Evaluation, Government, Involvement, Adult Education, Adult Education Programmes
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Economic Growth and Environmental Issues (EGEI)

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Published on : 2024-08-07

Vol : 12
Issue : 8
Month : August
Year : 2024
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