ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TO ADULT EDUCATION AS A COURSE OF STUDY: A CASE STUDY OF THE EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO EKITI

Abstract

The paper examined the attitudes of Students to Adult Education as a course of Study. The population consisted of students from the Faculty of Arts and Education out of which 366 samples were chosen for the study. One hypothesis was generated for the study which sought to examine the difference in attitude of students to adult education at entry point and their attitude after exposure to adult education as a course of study. A self designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents (one at entry point and another after exposure to adult education as a course of study. The mean scores and standard deviation of the responses were determined and later subjected to t-test statistical tool. The findings reveal that because students were ignorant of what adult education is all about, students are lethargic to it as a course of study. The study among others recommended that adult education should be made a prerequisite course for students as adult education is a course for all time personal as well as national development.