AN ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMMES

ABSTRACT: This project investigated the involvement of government in adult literacy programme sin Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The introductory aspect of this project deals with background of the study, statement of problem, purpose of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitation, limitations and definition of terms.  The researcher reviewed some related literature and project work related to adult education, concept of adult literacy, literacy rate in Nigeria, organization of adult literacy education in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area and problems and constraints of adult literacy in Nigeria, in order to provide views of what other scholars have written in this report. Fourty (40) questionnaires were administered to collect relevant information to the study. All questionnaires were collected back and analysed with the use of percentages.

The following research questions were used.

What effort has the government put into adult literacy programme in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area?

Is Edo State Government actually involved in adult literacy education?

What is the response of the Ikpoba-Okha populace toward adult literacy programme?

What innovation has the government initiated since the inception o adult literacy programme in Edo state?

What are the resultant effects of the implementation of adult literacy programmes on the indigenes of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area?

The following result were obtained as a result of the data analysis:

The government puts in low effort into adult literacy programme in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area.

The government is not involved in adult literacy programmes.

There is poor response by the Ikpoba-Okha populace towards adult literacy programmes.

The government has not initiated developmental innovations that would help to improve the programme, since its inception. Adult literacy programmes has had tremendous developmental impact on the few adults who participate in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area.