Challenges facing adult learners in formal secondary education in Kibaha town council

Shahanga, Geofrey John

dc.creator	Shahanga, Geofrey John
dc.date	2019-08-05T07:36:19Z
dc.date	2019-08-05T07:36:19Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:15:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:15:24Z
dc.identifier	Shahanga, G. J. (2015). Challenges facing adult learners in formal secondary education in Kibaha town council. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/644
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/644
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Education)
dc.description	This qualitative study explored the challenges facing adult learners in formal secondary education in five wards in Kibaha town council, Tanzania. 54 respondents were involved for data collection, including 27 males and 27 females. The specific objectives were: to determine the relationship between adult learners' characteristics and academic performance; to assess the social-cultural situation mediating adult learners' academic performance, and to examine institutional factors impeding adult learners' academic performance. The study found that adult learners perform poorly due to multiple roles, distorted pedagogy and digital divide in the learning process. These were caused by their characteristics as adults, formal classroom teaching, and institutional setup. Recommendations are the need for the government through the ministry of education and vocational training and prime minister‟s office regional administration and local government to develop a policy to cater for the needs of adult learners in formal learning institutions. Future researches in this area should be conducted focusing on: Gender dynamics in adult learners informal learning institutions, lessons guidelines' design for adult learners' pedagogy, digital use in adult learning as well as educational guidance for adult learners in secondary education.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Formal education
dc.subject	Edult learners
dc.subject	Secondary school
dc.subject	Academic performance
dc.subject	Kibaha
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Educational guidance
dc.subject	Learning
dc.title	Challenges facing adult learners in formal secondary education in Kibaha town council
dc.type	Dissertation