Dr Godwin Bullem Anthony, Dr Ulayi Agnes I. & Theresa Nkim Omang
Abstract
This study investigated the extent to which Environmental Adult Education could assist in curbing the problems associated with petroleum exploration in the oil rich Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Two purposes and two hypotheses were stated to guide the study. Ex Post Facto research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 565 adult males and females in the oil producing areas of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States was drawn from the population of 6,803,654, using stratified and accidental sampling techniques. A questionnaire titled “Petroleum Exploration and Environmental Adult Education Questionnaire” (PEEAEQ) was the instrument used for data collection. It was validated by two experts in Test and Measurement from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Split half reliability method was adopted to ascertain the reliability of the instrument, and coefficients ranging from .73 to .83 were obtained. The result indicated, among others, that awareness creation through environmental adult education has significant influence in curbing the problems associated with petroleum exploration in the oil rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It was recommended, among others, that there should be a concerted effort by environmental experts to create awareness to all stakeholders on the consequences of petroleum exploration to man.