MOBILE LEARNING FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AS A MECHANISM FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVES FROM ONDO STATE WOMEN

Abstract

The current digital age has brought numerous technological advancements and opened a range of potential opportunities for the delivery of life-changing education for national development. This study explored the perception of women in Ondo State, Nigeria, about the use of mobile learning as a mechanism for national development through family life education. Descriptive survey design was used with pre-tested structured questionnaire to collect data from 348 women selected using multistage sampling procedure from the State. Descriptive statistics was used for analysing the data received to answer the four research questions raised for the study. Findings revealed among others that a significant proportion of the women had knowledge of mobile devices and were in support of its usage for family life education. Additionally, majority believed that mobile learning could be a mechanism for national development. It was affirmed that mobile learning for family life education is a vital mechanism for national development. Some ways to enhance mobile learning for family life education vis-à-vis national development were also identified. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that there should be more public enlightenment and functional literacy on mobile learning. Also there should adequate data access, devices, and finance for women to access mobile learning resources in order to contribute to the promotion of national development