Abstract:
The need to improve the quality of training received by prospective adult educators in
Nigeria is very urgent, as the current training received may not make them efficient to
satisfactorily serve their clients after graduation. This is because less importance is
attached to learning by doing in their programme despite its importance in teaching and
learning. It is against this fact that this paper advocates for exploring of experiential
learning in order to improve the quality of training received by the Nigerian adult
educators so as to acquire the competence in addressing the problems of their clients in
the 2 r' century. The paper clarifies and establishes the link among concepts of adult
education, adult educators, training and experiential learning. In addition, it x-rays
prospects and challenges of the 2 r' century Nigerian adults and youths. Jt also
overviews the current training received by students of Adult Education in Nigeria with a
view to establishing the gaps that needs to be filled. The paper finally examines how
experiential learning can be explored to improve the quality of training received by adult
educators.
