Adult Education Programmes for Curbing Social Vices in Port Harcourt Metropolis

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The study investigated Adult Education Programmes for Curbing Social Vices in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised fifty five (55) leaders and one thousand, eight hundred and fifty five (1,855) members of 30 registered Community based organizations in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Rivers State. The Community Based Organizations’ comprises of women organizations, youth organizations and men social clubs in the research area. The sample size for the study comprised fifty five (55) leaders and one hundred and eighty five (185) members. The fifty (55) leaders were used as a census due to its small size, while the simple random sampling technique was used to obtain the sample size of the members which is a proportionate 10% of the total population of the members. The instrument titled “Adult Education Programmes for Curbing Social Vices Questionnaire “(AEPCSVQ)” was used for data collection. The AEPCSVQ questionnaire was structured using the four point Lickert rating scale response pattern of Very High Extent (VHE) = 4points, High Extent (HE)= 3points, Low Extent LE = 2points, and Very Low Extent (VLE) = 1point. The researcher employed the face and content validity methods and established a reliability of the instrument through the test-retest technique. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Statistics was used to arrive at a reliability index of 0.80. Mean and standard deviation statistics were used to answer the research questions, while Z-test statistics was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study among others revealed that vocational and peace education as adult education programmes to a high extent enhanced the curbing of social vices in Port Harcourt Metropolis. It was recommended among others that government and other non-governmental organizations should organize orientation workshops and enlightenment programmes, and engage the youths adequately by providing jobs, vocational skill acquisition programmes, and other empowerment programmes in Port Harcourt Metropolis.

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