Adequacy of Graduation Requirements in the NCCE 2012 Minimum Standards for Adult and Non-Formal Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the graduation requirements in the NCCE 2012 minimum standards

for adult and non-formal education in the colleges of education in Nigeria with a view to finding out

whether it is adequate or not. The study was a descriptive survey research design, guided by two research

questions and one hypothesis. The population of the study was 220 lecturers in the colleges of education

in Nigeria that offer adult education. The entire population was used for the study; hence, no sapling was

done. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The face and content validity of the

questionnaire was done by two experts from Department of Adult and Continuing Education and

Department of Science Education respectively. Cronbach alpha was used to ascertain the reliability of the

instrument which stood at 0.97. Data collected were analyzed using mean statistics for research question

one, percentage analysis for research question two, t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of

significance. The findings of the study revealed that all the two items in the instrument were adequate.

However, percentage analysis indicated that most respondents suggested the inclusion of teaching options

or courses and inculcation of at least a practical skill in the curriculum for adult and non-formal education

in the colleges of education in Nigeria. Therefore, based on the findings, it was recommended that

teaching courses, acquisition of a practical skill and reduction to 80 credits should be included in the

graduation requirements of NCCE 2012 minimum standards for adult and non-formal education