THE IMPACTS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY IN CHANCHAGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE

THE IMPACTS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY IN CHANCHAGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE

Chapter One

Introduction

1.1  Background of the Study

Education and poverty are inversely related, the higher the level of education of the population the lesser will be the number of poor persons because education impacts knowledge and skills which is supportive in higher wages (Jaiyeoba 2007). The direct effect of education on poverty reduction is through increasing the earnings/incomes or wages. The indirect effect of education on poverty is important with respect to human poverty because as education improves the income, the fulfillment basic necessities becomes easier and raises the living standard which surely means the fall in human poverty. Education indirectly helps in the fulfillment of basic needs like water and sanitation, utilization, of health facilities, shelter, and it also affects the women’s behaviour in fertility decisions and family planning. It is understood that such base needs presence increase the productivity and wages consequently putting people above the poverty line (Raji, 2004). However, one of the main issues in development debates is how to tackle poverty, more than 70 percent of the world poor are to be found in rural areas where hunger, literacy, and low school achievement are common. Education for a large number of people in rural areas is crucial for achieving sustainable development (UNESCO, 2002). As the majority of the world’s poor illiterate and undernourished live in rural areas, it is a major challenge to ensure their access to quality education. The lack of learning opportunities is both a cause and an effect of rural poverty. Hence education and training strategies need to be integrated within all aspects of sustainable rural development through plans of action that are interdisciplinary (Gomes and Camera 2004).

1.2  Statement of the problem

In an attempt to tackle the problem of poverty in Niger State, succeeding government has established various poverty alleviation programmes that set out specific objectives to be achieved as mentioned. However, the level of poverty in Niger State with specific reference to  chachaga Government Area shows that, the government poverty alleviation programmes have not fully achieved the set objectives. To improve the situation, education, especially adult education have been identified as one of the tools capable of improving the level of achievement of the objectives of government poverty alleviation programme in Niger State. This work has expose how far adult Education has impacted the achievement of objective of Government poverty alleviation programmes in Niger State.

1.3  Objectives of the study

(1) Identify programmes of adult education designed for poverty alleviation in  chachaga Government Areas of Niger State.

(2) To determine the extent adult education has provided skill training for the achievement of the objectives of government poverty alleviation programmes in  chachaga Government Areas in Niger State.

1.4  Research Questions

What programmes of adult education designed for poverty alleviation in  chachaga Government Areas of Niger State?

What is the extent adult education has provided skill training for the achievement of the objectives of government poverty alleviation programmes in  chachaga Government Areas in Niger State?

1.5 Significance of the study

In view of the fact that there has been growing skepticism about the success of the poverty alleviation schemes, the researcher believes that a study of this nature will contribute to knowledge by revealing the truth and clear the doubt usually expressed on the performance of the schemes.

In the policy significance, a research of this kind will reveal the actual success of the poverty alleviation programmes. With this, government and other policy makers will have a conceptual framework towards designing policies relating to poverty alleviation matters. The study also contributes to the knowledge of those who are willing to conduct similar researches in the area. On a general note, a study of this kind tends to reveal the extent of success and failures of the programmes and further give suggestions on how the poverty alleviation schemes can be meaningful so that Nigerians can benefit and live a worthy life.

1.6  Scope of the Study

The study shall be delimited to Impact of Adult Education on the Achievement of Government Poverty Alleviation Programmes in  chachaga Government Areas in Niger State

1.7  Limitation of the study

In the course of carrying out this study, a number of constraints were encountered. Much time was spent on carrying out this research study from the printing and distribution of questionnaires to the target population, rather than whole population which was difficult to do. Funding carrying out this research involves a lot of money. This includes traveling from one town to the other gathering vital data for the study; money was expended on the printing of questionnaire, typesetting and binding of the research work into a booklet.

However, in spite of the limitations, the overall objectives of the research were accomplished, as solutions were provided to tackle limitations.

 

THE IMPACTS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY IN CHANCHAGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE

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