Abstract
This study is based on the ground that numerous projects and programmes for adult literacy have been undertaken in developing countries by way of research and practice in the past years, it comes as no surprise that the fundamental problems and the global statistics on literacy have not changed slightly in a country like South Africa. In a bid to address the challenge of youths and adult literacy in this advent of Information Communication and Technology, the present study attempted to examine the e-learning readiness of adult facilitators and learners involved in adult literacy programmes. The study aimed at achieving these objectives: examine facilitators’ and learners’ technology in adult literacy programmes, investigate the use of technology for e-learning in adult literacy programmes and ascertain the extent to which e-learning can motivate learners to learn. The study was underpinned by the diffusion of innovation theory; whereby a convergent mixed-method approach was adopted, where the quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously, analysed separately and interpretation was done. Data were collected from 210 adult learners which were randomly selected and ten adult facilitators conveniently selected from the literacy centres in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.The study, therefore, recommends that adult literacy centres should be equipped with relevant ICT gadgets to enhance adult literacy programmes. Also, there should be a system approach where all adult literacy education stakeholders are involved in the implementation process; and the government should make e-learning an area of focus for future literacy programmes.
Presenters
Morakinyo AkintoluPost Doctoral Research Fellow, UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning (Educational Foundations and Management), University of South Africa, Gauteng, South Africa Moeketsi Letseka
University of South Africa
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
E-LEARNING, ADULT EDUCATION, ADULT LEARNERS, FACILITATORS, MIXED METHOD, READINESS
