Challenges of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the Delivery of Adult Education for Participation in Community Development in Bayelsa and Rivers States, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated challenges confronting NDDC in the delivery of adult education for participation in community development in Bayelsa and Rivers States, Nigeria. The NDDC is expected to within 15years of the implementation of her regional master plan; produce a vivid picture of what the people of the Niger Delta region desire irrespective of challenges. Challenges are like road blocks and knowledge of them will help the NDDC and other stakeholders; adult education instructors and adult learners seek steps to forge a better output in the delivery of adult education. The investigation was carried out with 1, 020 adult learners (40% of the entire population). A questionnaire and an interview were used for data collection. Data gathered in the study were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics utilized mean to answer the research question. Inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used in testing the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. A major finding of the research is that, there are challenges confronting NDDC in the provision of adult education however, to a high extent, she still provides opportunity to adult learners to acquire adult education for participation in community development in Bayelsa and Rivers States. The study recommends that NDDC should endeavour to eliminate the challenges confronting her in the delivery of adult education for a better out-put. This will further positively influence adult learners perception on the extent she has provided training opportunities for them to acquire adult education because for their perception to be that NDDC has provided training opportunities for adult learners to a very high extent, such opportunities should be hitch free and fully maximized by adult learners.

Key Words: Challenges, Delivery, Adult Education, Participation, Community Development