- Author(s): Fadiya, Abiodun A.
- Volume 11, No 1, 2023
This paper discussed the mapping strategy action-plan for effective promotion of Adult Education in practice and Programme implementation in Nigeria. The paper began with conceptual clarification of who an adult is, and adult
education in definitions and objectives using UNESCO’s standard, as well as its benefits and UNSECO recommendations for the promotion of adult education globally. It further discussed the cardinal challenges confronting the promotion of adult education in Nigeria to include (poor public perception of adult education, insufficient funding, insufficient trained adult professional educators, inadequate infrastructure and equipment for adult education, limited public awareness and communication about adult education, erroneous beliefs and the usurpation of roles, inadequate training and professional development, governance-induced problems, poor pay and workplace incentives for adult educators, negative perception of adult education as a profession, inadequate record-keeping for adult education sponsored programmes, and inadequate and inconsistent monitoring and evaluation of adult education initiatives and programmes), and the possible solution for mitigating these challenges. The paper also provided a strategic action-plan for effective promotion of adult education in Nigeria and recommended that policy-makers, adult education scholars, practitioners, students, and other relevant stakeholders must be aware
of this strategic action-plan and show more commitment to it in the promotion of adult education in Nigeria.