CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION GRADUATES IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA

By

ACHEBE TOCHUKWU

Presented To

Department of Business Administration and Management

ABSTRACT

This study aims at identifying the career opportunities open to adult education graduates in Enugu State.

As a guide to the study, some research question are posed based on the following. Identifying people's awareness of these adult education graduates and their job potentials.

Whether they are embracing this new programme in the field of learning with enthusiasm. And if they are aware of job opportunities available for them. Whether the employers of labour are also aware of these people content in this regard.

Questionnaires items are used to obtain data from four groups of people, who are: employers of labour, adult educators, adult education undergraduates and adult education graduates.

The data collected are analysed using chi-square statistical formular to analyse them.

The following among other things are:-

1. The graduates (adults) are not aware of their job potentials and even where they can find such job other than teaching.

2. People are aware of these people's potentials including the employers of labour.

3. That people embraces the programme with enthusiasm.

Based on the above findings the following recommendations were made:

That NUCAE should be involved in creating an awareness to people and the employers.

There should be oneness in teaching sector to avoid non-indigene syndrome.

Companies should send their staff for further training to take jobs that are storage to them.

There should be constant review of teaching style in these instructions to match the even increasing change of today's affairs. And many others.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover page

Title page

Certification/Approval

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Background of the study

1.3 Statement of the study

1.4 Purpose of the study

1.5 Scope of the study

1.6 Research questions

1.7 Research hypothesis

1.8 Significance of the study

1.9 Definition of terms

References

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature review

2.1 Adult and adult education

2.2 Career guidance/education

2.3 Career within an organization

2.4 Career dilemma and career plateau

2.5 Adult literacy and career motive

References

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Research design and methodology

3.1 Research design

3.2 Area of the study

3.3 Population of the study

3.4 Sample and sampling procedure technique

3.5 Instrument of data collection

3.6 Validation of the instrument

3.7 Reliability of data study

3.8 Method of data collection

3.9 Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Data presentation and analysis

4.1 Presentation and analysis of data

4.2 Testing of hypothesis

4.3 Summary and results

References

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Discussion, recommendation and conclusion

5.1 Discussion and result/findings

5.2 Implication of the research findings

5.3 Conclusion

5.4 Recommendations

5.5 Suggestion for further research

Reference

Bibliography

Appendix