University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing
Abstract
This study investigated adult literacy facilitators andragogical content knowledge and how andragogical principles are implemented as well as professional development needs of the literacy facilitators in Nigeria. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and the participants of the study consisted of 120 adult literacy facilitators in Oyo State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire consisting of 4 domains (demographic data, andragogical content knowledge, use of andragogical principles, and training needs) was used as data collection instrument. Data collected from the study were analysed using mean, standard deviation and chi-square. Results revealed that literacy facilitators’ andragogical content knowledge is high and the major andragogical principles literacy facilitators implement in their teaching practices include learner guidance and mentoring; picture description and analysis; and question and answering as these were ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. Further, the results show that among the various professional development needs of the literacy facilitators, digital literacy training ranks first followed by general facilitation training and andragogical content training. Moreover, it was revealed that marital status, education background and literacy centre ownership type significantly predict andragogical content knowledge among literacy facilitators. Therefore, it was suggested that the identified factors should be considered when hiring and training as well as designing support systems that address different life circumstances for facilitators to thrive in their roles. This will not only enhance the facilitators' capabilities but also improve the overall quality of literacy education provided to adult learners in the country.
DOI
https://www.doi.org/10.5038/9781955833127
Recommended Citation
Mabayoje, E. D., & Itasanmi, S. A. (2024). Exploring andragogical content knowledge and the implementation of andragogical principles in literacy facilitation among adult literacy facilitators in Nigeria. In W. B. James, C. Cobanoglu, & M. Cavusoglu (Eds.), Advances in global education and research (Vol. 5, pp. 1–10). USF M3 Publishing. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/9781955833127
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