Abstract:
Adult education is a useful training in which the adults involve themselves in orderly
and continued self-educating activities that need to be supported with ICTs. Adult
education touches all facets of social life that demand the use of technological tools.
The study identifies specific ICT tools adult learners prefer to use as source of
information and learning, ICT delivery methods learners find comfortable for acquiring
information and the level at which learners will accept the integration of emerging ICTs
into Adult Education delivery. Data collection was done using questionnaires over a
sample size of 320 respondents. Descriptive explanatory survey was used to identify
the ICT tools, delivery methods and learner’s acceptance of the integration of the ICTs
into Non-Formal adult education delivery programme. The result of the study indicated
that, the most preferred ICT tools learners use to acquire information and learning is
television which induces viewers to engage in literacy practice. Also, it became clear
that learners preferred blended method of lesson delivery to online and overwhelmingly
accept the integration of ICTs in the adult education delivery. It is recommended that
the government formulates policies that will help provide the televisions to the rural
poor especially, women at affordable prices. The cost of establishment and subscription
to DSTV ought to be looked at to empower more occupants to approach the trending
TV channels on the globe with most updated information.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Information Technology Education,
Faculty of Technical Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science
(Information Technology Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2020
