AN ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE OF ADULT EDUCATION PRINCIPLES BY UNIVERSITY EXTENSION EDUCATION PART-TIME TUTORS IN LUSAKA DISTRICT OF ZAMBIA.

Abstract

The problem for the study emerged from the fact that there was no evidence showing how part time-tutors practice the principles of adult education. It was also not known whether or not part time tutors were knowledgeable of the principles of adult education and what their attitudes towards these principles were. Thus, the purpose of this study was to establish tutors‟ knowledge, attitudes and practice of adult education principles in Lusaka District. The objectives were to: examine whether or not part- time tutors were knowledgeable of adult education principles; establish the attitudes of the part- time tutors towards adult education principles; and investigate whether or not part time tutors practice adult education principles in their teaching. This study adopted a mixed method design. The study sample was 111 which comprised 60 students who were selected using simple random sampling procedure, 50 tutors who were traced through snow ball sampling procedure and 1 Resident Lecturer who was selected using purposive sampling procedure.