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Department Of Adult Education

HISTORY

The Department of Extra-mural Studies, now known as the Department of Adult Education, owed its existence to the two commissions (Elliot and Asquith which recommended strong extra-mural activities for the new Universities that were about to be set up in the then British Colonies n Africa. Thus at Ibadan, (Nigeria) Legon (Ghana) and Makere (Uganda).

Mr. Robert Gardiner, a Ghanaian who was first appointed Director of the programme organized appropriate tutorial lectures in the true tradition of University extension classes to maintain direct contact with the community and prevents graduates from becoming a separate class divorced from the aspirations of their fellow citizens. Between 1949 and 1952, there were about two thousand students in sixty classes in twenty locations across the country under thirty distinguished tutors such as Biobaku, Awokoya, Njoku, Okigbo. Cronje, Potter, Parrinder Rev. Adeyefa and Father Folley.

The Department assumed its present name in 1964 when it was reconstituted to do both it�s extra-mural work and internal teaching in the University.

 

EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES PROGRAM

In 1955, Prof. Ayo Ogunseye took over the headship of the Department and launched its extra-mural studies in many areas in the country with some members of staff as supervisors. Among them were retired Prof. J.A. Majasan and retired Chief SM. Winsala for Abeokuta while retired Mr. Adeagbo and C.l. Ichambor held the Jos OfFice. Other centres are Lagos Island And and Lagos mainland in Lagos State, Port Harcourt. Ado-Ekiti, Akure, lgbara Oke, Ijero-Ekiti, Ikare, Ikirun, Ikole-Ekiti, Ijesa, Ondo, Osogbo, Bacita, Ilorin,lsanlu, Jebba, Lokoja Offa, Okene, New Bussa, Kaduna, Jos, Zaria, Katsina.

The number of classes then increased considerably to be able to cover a lot of ground for the subjects or course which are examination oriented. In the examination oriented classes, the students were taught towards (GCE) General Certificate of Education Ordinary and Advanced Level in Arts, Social Science and Basic Sciences and in Professional Courses like Accounting, Laws, Statistics and Economics.

Nowadays, since the cancellation of the G C E Advanced Level Course, the Department is embarking on coaching for the model Adult Literacy Classes MALC, the JSS I to III students; SSI and III candidates, the SSCE (Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination) for May/June as well as October/November candidates. The Department also run coaching classes for candidates intending to do the University matriculation Examination (UME) formerly called JAMB.

In March 1971, the Department started its extra-mural studies programme at Abadina Primary school I in the University Campus. the programme titled in-service training programme for University intermediate and Junior Staff started with a grant of N21,000 from the University as part of its staff development projects. The programme took off with 139 members of the two categories of staff.

the model Adult Literacy Classes (M A L C) started. The programme with its literacy meaning depicts the name given to Adult Education �Eko-Agba� started as a joint experimental venture between the Department of Adult Education and Oyo State Ministry of Local Government and information (Social Development Division). The programme is titled Model Adult Literacy Classes because it is so organised in such a way that classes which usually run for six years in the formal primary school now run for three years. Hence we have the beginners class, the intermediate class and the Advanced Class.

In 1978, the Department presented her first set of model Adult Literacy Class Students for primary school leaving Certificate Examination and this has continue since then. Out of 32 candidates presented at the first examination 29 of them passed.

 

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops

Conferences, seminars and workshops are the Non-formal education that comes under the umbrella of Adult Education. Since most of the conferences, seminars are usually organised during the long vacation it was therefore decided that a conference centre be built in the University of Ibadan Campus where cross-fertilization of ideas could be developed. It is in this respect that the conference centre of this University was initiated and built by the Department of Adult Education of the great University. The Centre was opened in 1968 with the Director, Late Professor Ayo Ogunseye in attendance. The conference Centre has since 1987 handed over to the University Venture Limited

The Department has also since 1971 been organising its annual functional literacy seminars in her bid to build and update the knowledge of our adult education facilitators. In addition, the Department has since 1979 been organising the annual industrial relation conference to educate the management and union representation in public and private companies throughout the country.

Later in 1980, the seminar on community Development was developed. This was with the aim of developing and introducing new ideas to our community development workers, social Welfare Officers and the would be facilitator in adult education or its agents.

Very recently, the Department has added to its conferences, programmes like seminar on information Dissemination; Advanced Collective Bargaining workshop; Workshop on Social work.

 

Workshop on Continuing Education

Special Training programme (STP) for government workers throughout the Federation and workshop on labour forum.

 

Internal Teaching

In October 1965, the Department began a two-year Certificate course in Adult Education and Community Development. In October 1970, the Department had its first intake of students for its one year course for the Certificate in Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations. In March 1971, the Senate approved the syllabus for Adult Education as a subject for the B.Ed. degree. The first set of students for the degree course completed their studies in June 1974. The course provides opportunities for students to acquire practical and teaching experience through observation and practice in Teachers� Colleges and in Adult Education and Community Development Projects. The Senate approved the M.Ed. and Ph.D. Programmes of the Department in June 1973. At the end of 1976/77 session, the senate approved the new degree of M.Phil, to replace the old M.Ed. and substituted a new M.Ed. which is professionally oriented and lasts one calendar year. The first set of M.Ed. Students of the department with specialisation in Industrial Relation received their degree in November, 1979.

In addition, the Department started a three year part-time sub-degree programme in Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development and Certificate in Trade Union and Industrial Relations, a two year programme.

The first set of 85 Diploma Students were admitted in 1990/91 session while the Certificate in Trade Union and Industrial Relation had its first set of 29 Students admitted in the 1990/91 session.