CONTRIBUTIONS OF ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMMES TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN IN KWARA STATE

Abstract

This Study examined the contributions o f adult literacy programme to socio-economic status o f women in Kwara State. It specifically examined the, level o f women participation in adult literacy programmes women and contributions o f adult literacy programmes on socio-economic education status o f women in Kwara state. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. The sample o f the study was o f 380 women adult litercfcy programmes beneficiaries in the Kwara State Agency fo r Mass Education, Ilorin adult literacy programmes. The samples o f women adult literacy beneficiaries were selected through snow ball sampling technique. Instruments fo r data collection were documents and Adult literacy programmes and women empowerment questionnaire (ALPWEQ) fo r women adult literacy beneficiaries. The reliability o f the instrument (ALPWEQ) using test-retest method and reliability coefficient o f 0.83 was obtained. The data collected in this study were subjected to documentary analyses, simple percents, frequency counts and chi-square test. The findings revealed that women actively participated in the adult literacy programmes in terms o f enrolment and completion o f the programmes. Adult literacy programmes have contributed positively to the socio-economic status o f women in Kwara State. Although, certificates from literacy have not earned participants job opportunities. The study recommends among others fo r legislation fo r accepting literacy certificates fo r job seeking and incentives fo r encouraging women participation in post literacy programme.