Evaluation of Adult Literacy Programmes in Psychological Perspectives

Adults are unique group of people to teach and if proper attention is paid they can boost up economical development of the country. Targets of adult literacy programs can be best achieved keeping in mind the psychology of adults. The present study was conducted to investigate the role of adult literacy teachers, content of adult literacy programs and method of teaching in psychological perspectives. The study was qualitative in nature and interviews along with focus group discussions were applied. The sample of the study consisted of 420 respondents including 360 adult female neo-literates, 48 literacy teachers and 12 supervisors randomly selected from six districts out of three geographical regions of the Punjab (Province). The data was analyzed by sorting, coding and categorizing the responses. The main findings of the study were; the adult literacy teachers treated the adult learners harshly in the centers, teachers did not motivate the learners towards study, teachers did not encourage the learners in their progress, teaching method confused most of the learners, the content of adult literacy program was not according to the needs and aspirations of the target group.