Environmental Adult Education Delivery Strategies for Promoting Effective Participation in Activities for Proper Solid Waste Management among Urban Dwellers in Abia State

Abstract

This study investigated environmental adult education delivery strategies for promoting effective participation in activities for proper solid waste management among urban dwellers in Abia state. The researchers used a structured questionnaire to collect data from sampled health workers and residence in the study area. A total of 195 health workers and residence of Abia State participated in the study as a sample. The instrument was validated by two experts and had a reliability coefficient of 0.85. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and z-Test for the hypothesis. The results of the study revealed that the environmental adult education delivery strategies promoted effective participation in activities for proper solid waste management to a large extent as a grand mean score of 3.48 which is within the range was realized. Also, the use of print media; electronic media, door to door visits, educational forum and natural group are the environmental adult education delivery strategies for solid waste management, and these strategies created proper solid waste management awareness to a large extent. Also, there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of health workers and residents on the extent to which they promote effective participation in activities for proper solid waste management. It was recommended among others that the State Environmental Workers should always have a better time to relay their programmes on the electronic media such as television or radio to capture a wider audience for effective participation.