Authors : Anthonia U. Nwobi, Felicia O. Mbagwu, Charles C. Onwuadi, Asogu Ogbonnaya, Rufina Nwachukwu, Ikechukwu Okafor, Victoria A. Ifeanacho, Maryrose I. Otegbulu, Eunice R. Idakpo and John Yahaya Yakubu
Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the extent of implementation of national adult literacy benchmark in adult literacy centres in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The specific purposes of the study include the examination of the extent Ebonyi State Agency for Mass literacy adult non-formal Education (SAME) has implemented national adult literacy benchmark on provision of conducive adult literacy learning environment, assess the recruitment and retention of adult education facilitators and the training of adult literacy facilitators. The study was guided by 3 research questions and 3 null hypothesis. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 22351 respondents (171 administrators, 855 facilitators and 21325 adult literacy learners) in the 171 adult literacy centres in Ebonyi State. Using stratified random sampling technique 10% (2234) of the entire population were selected for the study. Researchers structured questionnaire titled: Implementation of National Adult Literacy Education Benchmark Questionnaire (INALEBQ) was used for the study. The instrument was validated by research three experts. The overall reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained which showed that the instrument is reliable. The data collected from the study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while ANOVA was used to test the 3 null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The data analyses revealed among others that; State Agency for Mass Literacy Adult and Non-Formal Education (SAME) implemented national adult literacy benchmark on the provision of conducive adult literacy learning environment, recruitment and retention of adult literacy facilitators and on training literacy facilitators to a low extent. We recommended amongst others that Ebonyi SAME in collaboration with NMEC should research together with literacy administrators towards enhancing the implementation of adult literacy benchmark. They should organize regular refresher training, seminars, workshops, conferences or sadwich programmes to upgrade the facilitators.
Anthonia U. Nwobi, Felicia O. Mbagwu, Charles C. Onwuadi, Asogu Ogbonnaya, Rufina Nwachukwu, Ikechukwu Okafor, Victoria A. Ifeanacho, Maryrose I. Otegbulu, Eunice R. Idakpo and John Yahaya Yakubu, 2017. Implementation of National Adult Literacy Benchmark in Adult Literacy Centres in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 9028-9034.