Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies: Home

Abstract:
The paper looks into who an adult educator is and what is expected of him. Many people in the industry hardly recognise that they even fall into the category of an adult educator. There is every indication as shown by studies that adult educators, especially in Nigeria are not fully aware of what is involved in being an adult educator. Majority did not believe that they needed extra training to handle adult learners and some assume that the training for child education is sufficient to make them adult educators. The paper examines this phenomenon and documents a list of category of people who fall into the group of adult educators. The question of whether the adult educator is born or made was thoroughly debated. Several recommendations were made and the necessity to train adult educators appropriately was re-emphasised.

Keywords: adult education, facilitator, training, Nigeria

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