STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN AWKA-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Abstract

The study focused on examining the strategies for effective management of adult education programmes in Awka-North Local Government Area. Two research questions guided the study. Conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies were reviewed. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study was made up of thirty-eight (38) adult educators in the twelve (12) adult literacy centres in the area of the study. No sampling was done as the population was limited and manageable. The instruments developed by the researcher titled, “Strategies for Effective Management of Adult Education Programmes (SEMAEP)” was used for data collection. The researcher distributed 38 copies of questionnaires to the respondents which were properly filled and returned. Measures of central tendency (mean scores) and dispersion (standard deviations) was used to analyze the research objectives. From the study, it was revealed that supervision of enrollment and retention improve enrolment and retention in the programme and supervision of staff and students, as effective management strategy of adult education programmes, determines the success of the programme. It was recommended that employment of adequate number of staff at all levels to meet the ever increasing demands of learners in the programmes should be paramount, among others.