dc.contributor.author | Mugo, Agnes N | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngesu, Lewis M | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutuku, Kasivu G | |
dc.contributor.author | Mulonzi, Mary N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-03T08:11:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-03T08:11:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mugo, Agnes N., Ngesu, Lewis M., Mutuku, Kasivu G and Mulonzi, Mary N (2015). Adult education as a blueprint to development in the 21st century: an African perspective. International journal of innovative research and studies(ijirs), International journal of innovative research and studies(ijirs), 3(5): 752-770 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ijirs.com/vol3_issue-5/55.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/92222 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the role of adult education in development in the 21st century in the
notion that the two terms are intrinsically related. Studies on adult education and development have
revealed thateducation develops a balanced individual capable of
surviving in his environment and
contributing meaningfully towards the survival of that society to which he belongs. Adult education
here includes but also goes beyond the notion of imparting knowledge and skills to adult men and
women for day
-
to
–
day surv
ival, to include a transformative process that enables them to respond to
their environment in proactive manner.The focus of this paper is adult education and development
while taking into account factors that hamper adult education in Africa emanating fro
m policy,
quality, relevance and access among others. It concludes that adult educationis a highway to
development of any country. Challenges to adult education should be critically addressed for
development in the 21st century. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Adult education as a blueprint to development in the 21st century: an African perspective | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |