Identifying Effective Teaching Methods for Andragogy among Adult Learners of Kano State, Nigeria

Aisha Isa

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The aim of the study is to identify the effective methods for teaching adults that can enhance participation in learning and accomplished the goals for adult literacy, as against the current ineffective conventional teaching methods implemented at the Adult Literacy Education programme ALEP, in Kano State, Nigeria. Since the adults do not attain their goals for learning, they drop-out from the ALEP. Evident, was a qualitative study, conducted via non-participant classroom observation and supported by interviews. Out of the 20 facilitators in the 10 literacy centres in the Municipal Area Council of Kano State, purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of 2 facilitators from 2 literacy centres. The research question of the study is, what are the teaching methods that can be utilised to incorporate religious values to satisfy the religious aspirations of the adult learners in in Kano State, Nigeria? The one research question raised was answered. Findings revealed that, the adult learners has recommended the religious science method of teaching which is known as the integrated teaching methods that comprised of Halaqa Facilitated Teaching Approach HFTA and Integrated Thematic Teaching Technique IIIT. The adult learners believed that the teaching method will be suitable to incorporate religious values that can ensure effectiveness in teaching them, to foster their retention in the ALEP.


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