Abstract:
This study has provided empirical facts on the application of the approaches, methods and techniques to the teaching of adults as predictors of the achievement of literacy for all in Nigeria. The application of the approaches and techniques to the teaching of adults as predictors of the achievement of literacy for all in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey of the expost facto type, a self- structured instrument with a reliability coefficient of 0.722 was adopted analysed using simple percentages and chi square. Analysis of the study revealed that the most commonly used approaches among the facilitators include the Functional approach, integrated approach and the distance education approach, the commonly used methods among the respondents include; Discussion method and Dialogue method and the commonly used techniques include: Synthetic. Finding also shows that lack of proper training, inadequate funding, and inadequate resources and so on And the study recommends that capacity building, training & re-trainings for facilitators towards effective application of: other approaches (fund the teaching of one, family literacy approach, freirean conscientization, laubach- each one teach one, distance education approach), other methods (lecture method, project method, simulation method, problem solving method, discovery method, spaced lecture, group work, scaffolding and constructivism) and other techniques (Analytic, and Eclectic techniques). and Proper funding should be allotted to adult literacy education to ensues adequacy of resources and facilitators allowance
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