Assessment of the Utilisation of Basic Literacy Education for Sustainable Development Among Adult Learners in Rural Communities of Oyo and Ondo States, Nigeria

14 Pages Posted: 20 Mar 2012

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Adeshina Olojede

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University - Department of Continuing Education and Community Development, Faculty of Education and Arts

Date Written: March 18, 2012

Abstract

The need to expand adult learning programmes for economic growth and sustainable development has made the issue of utilisation of basic literacy education germane in developing countries. Evidently, there have been rekindle interests and efforts in the provision of basic literacy in Nigeria, particularly towards mobilizing both public and private funds for such programmes. However, there seems to be a dearth of studies that empirically show the extent to which the people actually utilise the skills acquired in adult literacy. This study, therefore, investigated adult learners’ utilisation of the basic literacy education for sustainable development in Oyo and Ondo state, Nigeria.

Survey research design of ex-post facto type was adopted. A total of 1,310 adult learners (Oyo: 579, Ondo: 731) were selected through stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Literacy Access Questionnaire (r=0.81) was used to obtain data for the study. This was complemented with six sessions of Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) with adult learners. One research question and two hypotheses were raised, answered and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and multi regression.

The study revealed that a significant relationship exist between utilisation of basic literacy education and sustainable development in the two states (F3, 1306=.550, p<0.05). Some of the beneficiaries use skills acquired in issuing receipts to customers, saving and withdrawing money in banks, farmers became better users of fertilizers and sales of farm produce; assist and supervise their children school work. The FGD also shows that the beneficiaries used skills acquired for their life-improvement activities and they want further improvement opportunities.

There is the need for improved funding of adult literacy and organisers of adult literacy programmes need to work collaboratively with learners in developing curriculum that meets their basic life-improvement as well as increase post literacy activities that will help in sustaining the skills acquired.

Keywords: adult learners, basic literacy, rural communities, utilisation

Suggested Citation

Olojede, Adeshina, Assessment of the Utilisation of Basic Literacy Education for Sustainable Development Among Adult Learners in Rural Communities of Oyo and Ondo States, Nigeria (March 18, 2012). OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 57-70, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2025698

Adeshina Olojede (Contact Author)

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University - Department of Continuing Education and Community Development, Faculty of Education and Arts ( email )

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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
Lapai, Niger State, Niger State
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