Mwamkinga, Frida G.2024-03-122024-03-122023Mwamkinga, F. G. (2023). Integrated community-based adult education for women economic empowerment: a case of small-scale entrepreneurship businesses in Songea municipality, Tanzania, (Master's Dissertation) The University of Dodomahttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4252Dissertation ( )This study investigated the Integrated Community-Based Adult Education for women’s economic empowerment. The study examined the impacts of skills offered through Integrated Community-Based Adult Education (ICBAE) for women’s economic empowerment in small-scale entrepreneurship. It also, explored women’s perceptions towards the role of ICBAE for women’s economic empowerment. More so, it assessed the challenges facing women in acquiring entrepreneurship skills through the ICBAE to improve their production and incomes. The study was guided by Human Capital Theory and Transformative Learning Theory respectively. The participants in this study were randomly selected in which a total number of 78 women participated in the study. Other participants were purposively selected including one District Education Officer (DEO), one Adult Education Officer (AEO), three Ward Education Officers (WEO) and nine Facilitators. The study used a mixed research method in which both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. The methods used in data collection were questionnaire, interview, observation and documentary review. The thematic analysis framework was used to analyze qualitative data while descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The study revealed that ICBAE has empowered women by equipping them with economic skills which helped them to improve their life in Songea Municipality. However, some of women have short of some intended skills. The percentage of the preferred activities were low compared to other skills which are soap making 7(9%), handcraft 7 (9%) and making batik 7 (9%), as presented in Table 4.3. This implies that some skills were not offered effectively in the ICBAE centres hence making women lack those economic skills. The findings further revealed that, women perceive ICBAE positively and negatively, although they mention different challenges that face in the process of acquiring and applying the acquired skills. The study concluded that the facilitators should prepare contents that emphasize the use of the flexible adult education curriculum, due to the fact that, the majority of adult learners need self-direction. The policy guiding adult education in Tanzania should be in place since it is an important tool in making sure that, the objectives of adult education in Tanzania are realized.enAdult EducationIntegrated Community-Based Adult EducationWomen adult educationEducation empowermentWomen economic empowermentThesis