The discipline adult education has been growing but it appears some people have little knowledge about the important role it can play in state development agendas. The book provides some justification for this state of fair. With 138 pages on the evolution of Adult Education in some selected countries and an African perspective. The countries are; Ghana, USA, China, Denmark, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania and UK.Each country provides a unique characteristic and identity of how adults in various countries are educated and empowered to enhance their capacities for increase productivity towards national development agendas.
The book also provides a philosophical stand that without adult education no nation can have a meaningful, effective development.