INFLUENCE OF LITERATE ENVIRONMENT ON ADULT LEARNING IN BENIN METROPOLIS, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
The study investigated the influence of literate environment on adult learning in Benin metropolis, the capital of Edo State, in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A sample of 135 participants drawn through a stratified random sampling technique was used for the study. They were culled from nine major communities within the metropolis as fifteen respondents were selected from each community using a convenient method. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire titled “Literate Environment and Adult Learning Questionnaire” (LEALQ) which contained 23 items. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The outcome of the study showed that a significant relationship existed between literate environment and adult learning in Benin metropolis. It was also found that adult citizens have no access to sufficient supportive elements that stimulate learning in their homes, workplaces and communities as learner generated materials (LGM) were found to be non-existent in the metropolis. The study also revealed that literate materials in the environment can help adult citizens to mitigate low self-esteem, ignorance, unemployment, hunger, poverty and living standards among others. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the current efforts being made by stakeholders need to be redoubled to ensuring that adult citizens are surrounded by abundant and supportive literacy materials in order to achieve the ultimate goal of lifelong learning. The authors recommend among others, that the government should mobilize and sustain a strong local, national and international political commitment towards transforming the literacy options available for its adult citizens. Furthermore, effort should be made to mobilize and document indigenous knowledge including oral traditions which may help to increase the quantum of learner generated materials and thus enrich the literate environment of the adult citizens within the metropolis.
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O. Olomukoro Caroline, H. Omoregie Iyobosa
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