Igbafe, E.C. 2022. THE PLACE AND ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS IN ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ADULT EDUCATORS : Received: 25th August 2021; Revised: 3rd December 2021, 30th December 2021, 29th March 2022; Accepted: 1st April 2022. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning. 6, 1 (Apr. 2022), 174–191. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2022.61.174191.