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MANAGING INNOVATIVE ADULT AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR ATTAINMENT OF SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF FACILITATORS

Okafor Ikechukwu Maduka, Onukwu James Nwabianke

Abstract


Adult and Non-formal education is growing to new heights amid the turbulent atmosphere that it found itself. There is hope that adult learners will become more relevant to the society.The facilitator has been charged with the responsibility of innovationtowards attaining the sustainable national developments. This paper, discusses the innovative ways of managing adult education with focus on the facilitators. It outlined a cluster of objectives of sustainable development goals and a list of innovations required by the facilitator towards improving adult and non-formal education. The paper suggested among others that facilitators should develop innovative training programmes that will integrate theory and practice to enable collaborative and participatory learning, address the personal values of the adult learners, and show greater concern for adult education’s social and political role towards sustainable national development.

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