Constant advancement in technology demands that all users upgrade their competence for relevance. In most cases, the degree and the strategies needed for such upgrading are usually lacking to guide one's effort against waste of resources, energy and time. This research studied capacity building index of lecturers and strategies for effective adult education programmes in the era of technological innovation in South-East Nigeria. Four objectives guided the study which made use of survey research design. The population for the study was 56 lecturers of adult education in universities in South East Nigeria. A 54-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained as the internal consistency of the questionnaire items. The findings revealed that lecturers of Adult Education needed capacity building in operating computer, uploading of text on Internet, the use of interactive white-board for teaching and learning and videoconferencing for effective adult education programme in the era of technological innovation in South-East, Nigeria. The findings also revealed 10 strategies that could be adopted by lecturers for effective adult education programmes in the era of technological innovation. It is recommended that the findings of this study be packaged and used by Ministry of Education in Abia State for retraining lecturers of adult education through seminar, workshop or shot duration courses for effective service delivery in universities in South-East Nigeria. [For the full proceedings, see ED597456.]
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Capacity Building Index of Lecturers and Strategies for Effective Adult Education Programmes in the Era of Technological Innovation in South-East Nigeria
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Umezulike, Nneka A.
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