AN ASSESSMENT OF SUPERVISOR’S ROLES IN MASS LITERACY DELIVERY IN BORNO STATE

Tijjani, Kalli and Abubakar, Abba Aji

Department of Continuing Education and Extension Services

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

E-mail: abbaganabenisheikhali@gmail.com

Abstract: This study assessed supervisors’ roles in mass literacy delivery in Borno state. The objectives of the study were in terms of adequacy of visitation of literacy centres by supervisors and supervisors’ facilitation of provision of teaching materials to literacy centres. Survey design was used for the study, and a sample which consisted of two hundred and ninety five (295) instructors was randomly selected from a population of five hundred and ninety (590) instructors. Data were gathered from the respondents with a questionnaire prepared by the researcher. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. The results of the analysis revealed that: visitation of literacy centres by supervisors was low; the rate at which supervisors facilitate provision of teaching materials to the literacy centres in the state was inadequate and low. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that, adult education policy makers and administrators, should provide the logistics to enable supervisors visit literacy centres frequently, and that government should provide incentives such as accommodation and better wages so that, the supervisors will give in their best in order to achieve the organizational goal.