| dc.description.abstract | The thrust of the study was to examine the need of ICT in Adult Education for socio-economic development in
Maiduguri, Borno state. In this light, the study adopted questionnaire method for data collection, simple
frequency distribution and percentage rate were used to analyse the collected data from schools. The study
investigated the level of introduction of ICT in Adult education and its benefits to individuals and societies for
socio-economic development. The study revealed that the use and introduction of ICT in adult education is less
but it was ascertained that ICT contributes a lot in human endeavors. The study suggested that there is need for
adult educators and special education specialists to collaborate to develop ICT literacy primers, e-learning and
distance education programmes, assistive technology and therapy services for adults within the community. This
will enable learning take place in the life of these individuals, ICT integration to adult education should be
emphasised, fully recognized and have affordable physical structures, facilities and resource materials readily
available to most adult education centres in Maiduguri, the adults should be sensitized on the need of adult
education for socio-economic development and not just to promote their salary scheme in their place of work as
this study revealed and finally, there is need for an uninterrupted electricity / power supply situation in Nigeria
so that there will be opportunities for significant improvements and increase in ICT awareness among the rural
and urban dwellers.
Keywords: ICT, Adult, Education, Socio-Economic, Development, Maiduguri | en_US |
