Objective: To determine the effect of a rational-emotive adult education intervention (REAEI) on burnout symptoms among primary school teachers in Southeast Nigeria. Methods: Primary school teachers with burnout symptoms were randomised to treatment or control condition. Treatment was a 16-week REAEI programme delivered in 32 group therapeutic sessions. The Teachers' Burnout Inventory (TBI) score was recorded before and after therapy and at a three-month follow-up. Results: Overall, 27% (86/320) of the sample of primary school teachers had burnout symptoms. TBI scores were statistically significantly lower in the treatment group compared with the control group both after therapy and at the three-month follow up. Conclusion: In this sample of primary school teachers, burnout symptoms were alleviated by use of a REAEI program.

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated health and nutrition issues affecting academic involvement of Adult learners in literacy programme in Kogi State, Nigeria. The specific purpose of the study was: to ascertain the extent health and nutrition affect academic involvement of adult learners in literacy programmes in Kogi State Nigeria. MATERIALS & METHOD: The design for the study was a descriptive survey design. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data which wereanalysed using mean scores and standard deviation while t-test statistic was used to test the hypothesis that guided the study. RESULTS: Results of the analysis showed among others health and nutrition issues such as chronic illness, poor nutrition and hunger affect academic involvement of adult learners. The results also showed that unhealthy adult learners do not feel happy in class during lessons or learning activities. CONCLUSION: Based on the finding, it was concluded that health and nutrition have some level of relationship with adult learners’ academic involvement to a high extent.

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The study objective was to determine the effect of a cognitive behavioural intervention (CBI) on depression among community-dwelling adult learners in Nigeria. Methods: This was a 10-week randomized control trial. Participants were 82 communitydwelling adult learners with depression. The Beck Depression Inventory-II was used for data collection. Data were analysed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The initial results showed that the participants in both the treatment group and the usual care control group had severe depression. After 10 weeks of the CBI, there was a significant reduction in depression among adult learners in the treatment group compared with those in the usual care control group. The follow-up assessment indicated a further significant reduction in depression among participants in the treatment group compared with those in the control group. Conclusion: The CBI was effective in reducing depression among community-dwelling university adult learners in Nigeria.