ADULT EDUCATION: A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KWARA STATE

Abstract

This paper examined the assessment of impact of adult education on socio-economic development in Nigeria. Literature was extensively reviewed based on notion of adult education, concept of socio economic, economic and social development, the nexus between adult education and socio economic and problems of adult education. However, it is indicated in the study that the economic role of adult education in development is apparent in its contribution to human capital formation. It is well established that, alongside health care, sanitation, and nutrition that improve people's standard of living and productivity by reducing sickness and mortality rates and by increasing life expectancy, adult basic education, by equipping recipients with essential literacy and numeracy skills, yields high rates on investment, thereby enhancing labour productivity. It is also found in the study that lack of trained personnel, poor budgetary allocation and inadequate writing materials influence adult education on socio-economic development in Nigeria. Therefore, the study recommendsthat orientation should be given to adult learners on the misconceived principles about adult education in the country and trained personnel should be employed to man business of adult education such as principle, theories and practices which will help to realize the objectives of adult education on socio-economic inNigeria