Mass Media and Adult Education: Appraising the Perception of Adult Learners in Afijio Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The researcher's central aim of embarking on this study is to investigate mass media and adult education in literary centres of Afijio Local Government area of Ondo State.

The   researcher   made   use   of questionnaire   stratified random sampling and percentages. The researcher administered one hundred and fifty (150) copies of questionnaire to the respondents. The findings are: one hundred and forty two percent (142%) of the respondents held that newspaper facilitate the learning of adult learners, while eight percent (8%) of the respondents had contrary view. One hundred and twenty seven percent (127%) expressed the view that effective use of mass media makes adult learners to be more informed, while, twenty three percent (23%) of the respondents disagreed. One hundred and seventeen percent (117%) held that adult learners have used various tools to communicate with each other, while, thirty three percent (33%) of the respondents were not of the view. One hundred and nine percent (109%) expressed the view that mass media plays a direct role on adult learners, while, forty one percent (41%) of the respondents expressed contrary view. Based on the findings, it was recommended that adult education should be encouraged and the learners made to see the needs of using mass media to enhance their learning, government should make the electronic media available for adult learners at a lesser price, this will enable the adult learners to obtain information sent through radio, television, and others electronic media. The learning institutes and ministry of adult education should organize public lectures, symposium, seminars and conferences, exhibition and campaign on the effective technique of modern media methods for effective teachings and learning.

Keywords: Mass Media, Adult Education, Perception, Learners.