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Implication of Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education in Achieving Society 5.0 in Nigeria

Authors
Odo Michael Eze1, *
1Department of Educational Foundations, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo
* Corresponding author. Email: odomichaeleze@gmail.com
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Odo Michael Eze
Available Online 13 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.014How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Education; society 5.0; mass literacy; adult and non-formal education; national development
Abstract

The future of any society depends on the style and form of education provided for the younger generation. The government has been striving to transform society through various forms of education such as distance, continuing, liberal, sandwich/part-time, and adult education programs. The citizenry’s engagement in these programs aims to achieve a reasonable level of mass literacy in tune with education for all global agendas. The aim is to raise literate and productive individuals who would fit in and contribute to society, knowing fully well that the world is facing challenges at an unprecedented scale. Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education give opportunities to adults, youths, and children of legal school age who cannot attain regular schooling or have dropped out from school. The paper critically looked at the implication of this concept vis-a-viz attainment of society 5.0 in the 21st century in Nigeria, going by the enormous challenges of insecurity, corruption, kidnapping, ritualism, agitation for self-determination, terrorism, and others currently bedeviling the country. It further examined the role of adult education to national development in the journey towards society 5.0 but expresses skepticism based on the functionality of adult education in the country. It was recommended that educational corruption and insecurity are tackled head-long for the envisaged digital transformation of the country.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Continuing Education and Technology (ICCOET 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.014
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.014How to use a DOI?
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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