CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ADULT EDUCATION GRADUATES IN ENUGU
STATENIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
This
study aims at identifying the career opportunities open to adult education
graduates in EnuguState.
As a guide to the study,
some research question is posed based on the following. Identifying people’s awareness of these adult
education graduates and their job potentials.
Whether they are embracing
this new programme in the field of learning with enthusiasm. And if they are aware of job opportunities
available for them. Whether the
employers of labour are also aware of these people content in this regard.
Questionnaires items are
used to obtain data from four groups of people, who are: employers of labour,
adult educators, adult education undergraduates and adult education graduates.
The data collected are
analyzed using chi-square statistical formula to analyze them.
The following among other
things are:-
1. The
graduates (adults) are not aware of their job potentials and even where they
can find such job other than teaching.
2. People
are aware of these people’s potentials including the employers of labour.
3. That
people embraces the programme with enthusiasm.
Based on the above findings
the following recommendations were made:
That NUCAE should be
involved in creating awareness to people and the employers.
There should be oneness in
teaching sector to avoid non-indigene syndrome.
Companies should send their
staff for further training to take jobs that are storage to them.
There should be constant
review of teaching style in these instructions to match the even increasing
change of today’s affairs. And many
others.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title page
Certification/Approval
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background
of the study
1.3 Statement
of the study
1.4 Purpose
of the study
1.5 Scope
of the study
1.6 Research
questions
1.7 Research
hypothesis
1.8 Significance
of the study
1.9 Definition
of terms
References
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature
review
2.1 Adult and adult education
2.2 Career
guidance/education
2.3 Career
within an organization
2.4 Career
dilemma and career plateau
2.5 Adult
literacy and career motive
References
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research
design and methodology
3.1 Research design
3.2 Area of the study
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sample and sampling procedure technique
3.5 Instrument of data collection
3.6 Validation of the instrument
3.7 Reliability of data study
3.8 Method of data collection
3.9 Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data presentation and analysis
4.1 Presentation
and analysis of data
4.2 Testing
of hypothesis
4.3 Summary
and results
References
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Discussion, recommendation and conclusion
5.1 Discussion
and result/findings
5.2 Implication
of the research findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
5.5 Suggestion
for further research
Reference
Bibliography
Appendix
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Education
as a hallmark in this writing has to be originally talked about before conceptual
purpose with which the researcher wants to write about Education.
Education
in the broad science means more than intellectual aspect of it. A.B Fafunwa (1991) knowledgeable states that
in the beginning of the world, Adam saw the animals first before he named them
therefore, no study of history of education particularly in Africa is complete
without adequate knowledge of the traditional or indigenous educational system
prevalent in Africa before the important religion which have influenced Nigeria
education in no small measure are of recent development compared with the
indigenous system of education which is as old as man himself in Africa.
Dr
P. Eya (1993) on the same note said that, every society, simple or complex has
it’s own system for training and educating it’s youth, and education for the
good life has been one of the most persistent concerns of men.
Based
on this acceleration, the period between 1976-1980 witnessed an unprecedented
growth at the level of education – primary, secondary and tertiary institutions
in Nigeria,
which in the same vein witnessed the emergency of adult education in this
different learning sector.
Adult
education is such a relatively new field of social practices that is still in
the process of forming new identity.
Adult education describes the process of adult learning in its broadest
sense. It encompasses practically all
experiences of matured men and women by which they acquire new knowledge,
understanding, skills, attitudes, interests of values. It is a process used by adults on their self
development, both alone and with others which is also used by institutions of
all kinds for the growth and development of their employees, members and
clients.
Adult
education when compared with other discipline within the field of education has
just emerged unlike older disciplines which have enjoyed systematic research
and training.
This
exercise is tackled individually based on orientation, environment, motives,
privileges etc. It could even occur as
restraining in an organization or even for some other motives irrespectively.
Adult
education is also a concept. The
acquisition of reading and writing skills which are to be applied for the
development of the community. Adult
education is concerned with social welfare of agricultural extension and
community development. Adult education
can be seen to contribute immensely to the growth and development of a
society. It is a lucrative profession
that extends in many directions and not only in teaching profession, hence
listing of job potentialities of adult educators.
Based
on the above knowledge of adult education worldwide which is newly spreading up
like a wide fire, the state is not left out in this educational exuberance, it
is on this that in the year 1973 emerged the ABC university of the air with a
view to be co-operating with the Institute of Management and Technology Enugu
and University of Nigeria Nsukka Programme respectively. The name is popularly known as School of Staff Development and Distance Education
(SDDE) UNIAIR. Then, it has time table
and courses for the students.
1.2 BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
The UNIAIR, in other words,
Staff Development and Distance Education (SDDE) of adult education unit of
Institution of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu, and being the unit on an integral
point considered among others in Enugu Metropolis for the purpose of the
writing.
This sector of the
discipline started in 1978, (SDDE IMT) in conjunction with University Nigeria
Nsukka with a view to have combined programme.
Their aim is to achieve the following objectives:-
1.
To include academic,
political, scientific, social religion and economic knowledge in students in
particular and the public in general.
2.
To create a general desire
for knowledge
3.
To aid teachers in schools
4.
To supplement the work of
teachers in the class
5.
To create an awareness of acceptable life
goals and values
6.
To provide extra opportunity
for learning
7.
To explain National
Educational policies to people who might benefit from them.
8.
To provide a form of
education for educational planners to know what people think about their plans.
However, it was in paramount
effort to achieve the sixth objectives above that then Anambra Broadcasting
Corporation Institute as (SDDE) department.
The school has presently the
following ND/OND certificate to offer with lecturers in the diverse course in
the department.
1.
ND/HND Uru Mr Business
Administration and Management (BAM)
2.
ND/HND UNIAIR Accountancy
3.
ND/HND UNIAIR Secretarial
Administration
4.
ND Man Power Development
5.
ND UNIAIR Mass Communication
They also other the same
number of courses with their counterparts in the full time programme in the
above listed certificate programme.
The school has risen the
inception, turns out barges of graduates.
All these departments are under the school of continuing education IMT
Enugu which adult literacy was the conceptual aim with which it was
established.
This acceleration period of
1976-1980 unprecedented growth in education of both junior and adult education,
included the school of continuing education SDDE, UNIAIR Programme in IMT
etc. This growth is witnessed by other
institutions of higher learning who indulge in the same adult education
programme exercise OKO Polytechnic, UNN, Esut, etc are all in the game.
See: Diagram of Departmental Heads
HOD
HOD
SDDE PRELIM HOD Part-time
BAM Accountancy Accountancy
Extra
Moral Evening programmes
Studies
Sec. Administration
Mass Manpower Basic studies
Comm. Development
JAMB
POLY
1.3 STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
In the recent past, the
Federal Government of Nigeria launched education for all by the year 2000. To this gesture, Adult education exercise
prompted up in many institutions of higher learning in Nigeria but the
main aim with which this was launched, is still lingering. These adult education graduation graduates
who are opportune to gain from they still find it difficult to make career
opportunities in the fields.
They,
in most cases do not even know on identify the possible employment opportunity
options available to them other than teaching career. These graduates also complained that the
employers are ignorant of the purpose and content of the adult education
programme, thereby refusing to employ them in other jobs they are qualified
for.
This
overwhelming ignorance which embrace the whole aspect of the sector of
education is also due to lack of efficient and effective guiding principle by
the adult educators who in their own ignorance do not know even how to start to
blend the education of adult and the subsequent awareness to the masses so that
the participants in the programme and employers themselves will be well aware
of these people’s ability in handling jobs and to avoid reluctance in
participation by these adults.
In
the light of the above facts, this study is designed to investigate career
opportunities available to the adult education graduates in EnuguState.
1.4 PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
The aim and objectives of
this study is particularly to achieve the following.
1.
Identify the various job
opportunities open to adult education graduates in the state.
2.
To determine the extent to
which these graduates have secured jobs in the areas of their training and how
well they trained.
3.
To determine the extent to which the employers
of labour know the purpose and programme content of adult education.
1.5 LIMITATION
OF THE STUDY
The study is limited to EnuguState
and covers institute of management and technology school of continuing
education, SDDE department. This is so
because of the relative nearness of the programme in the educational sphere,
financial hindrances to go to many places in search of relevant data to agree
with the little gotten from the available texts. Again the people’s indifference and strife to
react positively when asked certain questions.
It was on this note that the
researchers made this with the little at my disposal and therefore limit the
study to the above mentioned departments.
1.6 RESEARCH
QUESTION
1.
What are the employment
opportunities available to these graduates and their awareness?
2.
How are these adults
embracing this programme in other to make career in these training?
3.
What is the rate of
awareness of the quality of these people, created to employers of labour by the
adult educators?