ADULT EDUCATION: AN ANTIDOTE TO ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined adult education as an antidote to achieving effective teaching techniques in Nigeria. It is evident that adult education is a practice rather than a program and as such fits to bring into context tools for better teaching in Nigeria. The paper reveals types of adult learning, scope, or adult learners. Thus, challenges barriers of adult education, need for quality education, and benefits of quality education more equally discussed in the study. While teaching techniques in adult education is critically examine using content analysis in this paper. It is concluded that is government’s duty to create and encourage vocational and technical education for skill acquisition. Adult education should be seen as all-encompassing towards enhancing essential skills that will facilitate learning.