Influence of Training of Facilitators in Enhancing Quality Assurance in Adult Education Programmes in South-South, Nigeria
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This study examined the influence of training of facilitators in enhancing quality assurance in adult education programmes in South-South, Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 1926 respondents (36 directors; 360 supervisors; and 1530 facilitators of State Agencies for Mass Literacy Adult and Non-Formal Education in South-South, Nigeria. A sample of 702 respondents (36 directors, 360 supervisors and 306 facilitators) was drawn for the study using proportionate stratified sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the structured questionnaire developed by the researchers titled “Influence of Training of Facilitators in Enhancing Quality Assurance in Adult Education Programmes Questionnaire” (ITFEQAAEPQ). The instruments were validated by three experts, two from the Department of Continuing Education and Development Studies and one from the Department of Science Education (Measurement and Evaluation Unit), all in the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A reliability coefficient of 0.74 was established as a measure of internal consistency using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation in testing research questions while ANOVA was used in testing hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed among others that training of facilitators has been used to enhance quality assurance in adult education programmes in South-South, Nigeria to a low extent. From the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that facilitators of mass literacy, adult and non- formal education centres should be regularly trained to enhance quality assurance in adult education programmes
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