Reducing the Challenges of Environmental Sustainability through Adult Education Programmes in Udenu, Enugu State

Abstract

Environmental sustainability is an important component of sustainable development. This paper assessed the extent adult education programmes could help in reducing the challenges of environmental sustainability. The study is descriptive survey. Respondents for the study consist of 92 adult learners and 5 adult education facilitators in the study area. The data collected from the research objectives were analyzed using mean score. A 13 item questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to establish the reliability before administrating the instrument to the respondents. Reliability co-efficient of 0.81 was obtained. The findings, among others, were that, adult education programmes emphasize the need to balance development with conservation of environmental resources such as forests. Conclusively, it is evident that adult education programmes such as environmental education enhance environmental sustainability as it equips individuals in the society to effectively conserve their environmental resources for the present and future generation.