1ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE on YOUTH LITERACY & SPECIAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA @ UNIZIK, AWKA-NIGERIA: May 2-4th 2012

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DEPARTMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA-ANAMBRA STATE is organizing her 1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOUTH LITERACY & SPECIAL EDUCATION. Interested scholars in the field of LITERACY, ADULT & SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE INVITED!
THEME:
Youth Literacy & Special Ed for
Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Sub-Themes:
 Sensitization on Adult Ed & Student Enrollment
 Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship
 Literacy, Women Empowerment & Orientation

 Disabilities, Inclusion & Teacher Training
 Transition & Challenges of AUTISM
 Promoting Special Education in the 21st century
 ICT, Teaching, Research and Project Writing
 History of Adult Education in Nigeria
 Nomadic Education & Vocational Training
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Professor Rashidi Aderioye. Professor of Adult Education, UNIBADAN
SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR: DR. KAY ONYECHI, COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION, ANAMBRA STATE
GUEST OF HONOUR: Mrs. Magdalene Anene-Maidoh, SECRETARY-GENERAL, NATCOM-UNESCO, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ABUJA
LEAD SPEAKERS:

AMBASSADOR BARRISTER S.C. NKEMEMENA, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MASS LITERACY, ADULT & NFE, ABUJA
PROFESSOR TONI EBEIGBE, GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOR NIGERIA (GEIFON)
PROFESSOR R.A. ANI, PROFESSOR OF ADULT EDUCATION, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY
Dr. WILLIAMS EMEKA OBIOZOR, UNIZIK, (formerly of Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, USA)
.Electronic copies of the abstracts of papers to be presented in the conference should not be more than 250 words and forwarded to adultconference@yahoo.com.
Submission Deadline for full Papers: MARCH 31, 2012
Conference date: May 2-4, 2012 @ UNIZIK-AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE

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CONFERENCE SECRETARY: DR. HELEN ADEBOLA
Organizing Committee: Kate Madu, Victor Iteze, Tony Apiti

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