CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION GRADUATES IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study aims at identifying the career opportunities open to adult education graduates in Enugu State.
As a guide to the study, some research question is posed based on the following; identifying people’s awareness of these adult education graduates and their job potentials.
Whether they are embracing this new programme in the field of learning with enthusiasm.  And if they are aware of job opportunities available for them.  Whether the employers of labour are also aware of these people content in this regard.
Questionnaires items are used to obtain data from four groups of people, who are: employers of labour, adult educators, adult education undergraduates and adult education graduates.
The data collected are analyzed using chi-square statistical formula to analyze them.
The following among other things are:-
1.The graduates (adults) are not aware of their job potentials and even where they can find such job other than teaching.   
2.People are aware of these people’s potentials including the employers of labour.
3.That people embraces the programme with enthusiasm. 
Based on the above findings the following recommendations were made:
That NUCAE should be involved in creating awareness to people and the employers.
There should be oneness in teaching sector to avoid non-indigene syndrome.
Companies should send their staff for further training to take jobs that are storage to them.
There should be constant review of teaching style in these instructions to match the even increasing change of today’s affairs.  And many others.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page
Certification/Approval
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE
1.1Introduction
1.2Background of the study
1.3Statement of the study
1.4Purpose of the study
1.5Scope of the study
1.6Research questions
1.7Research hypothesis
1.8Significance of the study
1.9Definition of terms
References

CHAPTER TWO
2.0Literature review
2.1Adult and adult education
2.2Career guidance/education
2.3Career within an organization
2.4Career dilemma and career plateau
2.5Adult literacy and career motive
References

CHAPTER THREE
3.0Research design and methodology
3.1Research design
3.2Area of the study
3.3Population of the study
3.4Sample and sampling procedure technique
3.5Instrument of data collection
3.6Validation of the instrument
3.7Reliability of data study
3.8Method of data collection 
3.9Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0Data presentation and analysis
4.1Presentation and analysis of data
4.2Testing of hypothesis
4.3Summary and results
References

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0Discussion, recommendation and conclusion
5.1Discussion and result/findings
5.2Implication of the research findings
5.3Conclusion
5.4Recommendations
5.5Suggestion for further research
Reference
Bibliography
Appendix