Papers by Adekunle Olatumile
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2012
Nigeria is well endowed with bitumen, with its potentials of wealth generation and prosperity. It... more Nigeria is well endowed with bitumen, with its potentials of wealth generation and prosperity. It becomes imperative to ensure socio-economic development of the host communities in order to avoid a repeat of the crises that have characterized the Niger-Delta petroleum enclave where the inhabitants felt needs are no met in the provision of infrastructure and social services. This study assessed the inhabitants' perception of the availability of development indices in the bitumen communities, such that a framework for the provision of infrastructures along the needs of different communities can be developed. The sample was 1147 inhabitants. Data were collected using a questionnaire. ANOVA, MCA and Scheffe were used to analyse data. Findings showed variations in the indices of development and development needs of different communities. Infrastructures and social services should be provided according to the felt needs of different communities and local governments in the region.
KIU Journal of Social Sciences, Jul 20, 2019
One of the wonders of the twenty-first century is the revolution of Information Communication Tec... more One of the wonders of the twenty-first century is the revolution of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), The mobile device which is used among people has the potential to support learning. Mobile learning is creating more and more space for informal learning; it becomes important to understand how the boundaries are shifting and what the implications are. The use of mobile phones in creating environmental awareness and inculcating pro-environmental behaviour have not received the necessary and adequate attention in the quest of global effort geared towards solving the myriad and life threatening environmental problems facing humanity in the 21 st century. The paper ascertains students usage of mobile phone for learning; opportunities that mobile phone provide in environmental awareness and learning; the effectiveness of mobile phone on environmental awareness and learning; the usefulness of mobile phone for environmental awareness and learning; how mobile phone enhances environmental awareness and learning. Two hundred copies of questionnaire were administered and sorted; one hundred and forty six that were deemed to have been well filled were used for the study. Findings of the study revealed that students use mobile phones to perform a variety of educational tasks, are useful for creating environmental awareness, are effective learning aid for students with regard to environmental issues and are easy for creating environmental awareness. The study comes up with a framework for designing mobile learning for environmental literacy.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jun 17, 2019
Climate change has undoubtedly brought with it many seemingly intractable challenges and is alrea... more Climate change has undoubtedly brought with it many seemingly intractable challenges and is already having significant impacts in Nigeria, and these impacts are expected to increase in the future. Rural dwellers environmental behaviour is not all that positive, because the language used in disseminating environmental issues, is mostly English and not the indigenous language. Information disseminated in English Language in most cases is not easily comprehended, because most of the rural dwellers are not literate in it. The instrument used is a selfconstructed test. The study adopted the quasi experimental method. Purposeful sample was used to select two groups, with twenty people in each group. The two groups were taught the causes and effects of climate change, one group was taught using English Language and the other group using Yoruba. A test was administered to each group to determine their level of comprehension. Data were analysed using mean and standard deviation. Yoruba group are more in-depth in their knowledge of climate change than English group. The use of mother tongue is germane in the dissemination of information regarding environmental sustainability, however climate change messages will be most effective if there is mix of English Language and Yoruba Language as there is no segment of the society that will be left out.
The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, 2015
For centuries, the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia have been confronted with major ecological, ge... more For centuries, the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia have been confronted with major ecological, geological, and climate events, and had to adapt home shelters and settlements to seasonal variations. Many of these changes have been captured in the cultural traditions of the indigenous people of Australia reflecting a harsh coastal environment. Weather patterns and climate change phenomena were gauged by the occurrence of landscape changes and recurring weather events by the acknowledgement of six seasons. Community settlements were established and relocated to adapt to the patterns of nature. This paper investigates if this ancient knowledge can provide answers for adaptation of coastal settlements to a changing climate now and in the future. Drawing upon recent published literature on predicted coastal climate change impacts in the different regions of Australia, and the review of Indigenous knowledge on settlement planning according to a six season cycle, the author explores traditional knowledge as input to a potential Climate Change Adaptation Model that considers a proposed framework, for integrating indigenous knowledge into the contemporary climate change adaptation practice and discourse.
Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2013
Climate change is at the forefront of discourse in the 21 st century, which is assuming alarming ... more Climate change is at the forefront of discourse in the 21 st century, which is assuming alarming dimensions year in year out. Climate change specialists have repeatedly pointed out that a solution to climate change problem will require climate change awareness and its proper understanding. This requires the concerted effort of climate change extension agents who will ensure that the necessary attitudinal change required for positive climate change behaviour is achieved. In spite of the attention climate change has attracted lately and the attendant general debate, the relevance of environmental professionals in mitigating climate change and in climate change extension remains comparatively unexplored issue especially in the realm of policy making. The study assessed environmental professional's perception on the usefulness of awareness and knowledge of climate change. One hundred and ten environmental professionals were selected. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Knowledge and awareness of climate change is potentially helpful to the environmental professionals personally and in climate change extension. Gender did not significantly determine opinion on the usefulness of knowledge and awareness of climate change. Climate change education should be delivered along lifelong learning approach. Environmental professionals should be exposed to regular in-service and on the job training on climate change issues. They should be adequately groomed in andragogical skills
Abstract: Environmental professional are supposed to serve as climate change extension agents, an... more Abstract: Environmental professional are supposed to serve as climate change extension agents, and it is a fact that one cannot give what one does not have. The study is carried out with a view to assessing the level of environmental professional awareness of climate change and coming up with a framework for climate change education. Findings of the study showed that majority of the respondents were not exposed to programmes and activities that could get them acquainted with current issues on climate change and as such they did not believe that they could abate the effects of climate change. The level of awareness of the respondents on climate change was not all that encouraging. Age and gender did not significantly influence environmental professional’s awareness of climate change. Based on these findings the paper suggested among others a framework for climate change education, based on the ideal contents, the tools and methods for such education as well as the networking that sho...
This paper examines the mobilization strategies for effective community relations among mineral p... more This paper examines the mobilization strategies for effective community relations among mineral producing companies and the stakeholders in their areas of operation especially in the South-Western Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria. The subject comprised 200 participants who were randomly selected and were tested using t-test statistical analysis at 0.05 alpha test. The result of the study showed that no significance difference existed between informal and formal communication strategies as means of reaching the largest stakeholders. (t-cal = 7547.452; Df = 0.05), there is also no significant difference between the perception of both the youths and adults on the strategies of mobilizing the inhabitants of bitumen producing communities. (t-cal = 5837.561; Df = 0.05), while the male and female respondents agreed that infrastructural development, socio-political and economic consideration, and environmental management were indicators for effective community relations in the zone. (t-cal = 73...
This paper investigates the activities of business organizations as they affect the biophysical e... more This paper investigates the activities of business organizations as they affect the biophysical environment. Given the fact that most business organizations seem not attuned to the tenets of sustainable development as they are guided by the growth model of development that ravages the environment. One hundred workers from three companies were administered with a questionnaire to ascertain their knowledge about sustainable development, findings show significant relationship between business ownership and awareness of sustainable development, there is also significant relationship between educational qualifications of business owners and awareness of sustainable development. The paper suggests a model for business and industry Education.
The 21 st century is challenged by the problem of environmental degradation and hence is preoccup... more The 21 st century is challenged by the problem of environmental degradation and hence is preoccupied by efforts geared towards the protection of the environment. A major target group is young children in schools. The universal basic education policy in Nigeria seems not to mainstream environmental literacy in the curriculum, therefore this study aims at assessing the level of environmental protection awareness of young children in Nigeria. The study employed the use of descriptive survey method. One hundred students were selected through stratified random sampling technique to cater for variables of religion, gender, school grade, accommodation and medium of communication. The sampled students responded to a twenty-two item questionnaire. Four hypotheses were formulated for the study. The SPSS computer software chi-square was used to test the hypotheses. Result of the study showed no significant difference between religion, gender, accommodation, medium of communication and environm...
In Africa there is a high dependence on biological resources for survival. Consequently, it is ex... more In Africa there is a high dependence on biological resources for survival. Consequently, it is expedient to evolve a means of managing natural resources in a sustainable manner. This paper identified the inadequacy of western model of conservation in the management of natural environment in Africa. It puts in perspective that the African traditional indigenous systems for environment management were appropriate and culture-based. It suggested a system of education packaged within the framework of this indigenous coping strategy that enjoys a higher degree of flexibility and will facilitate understanding of modern and western model of environmental management.
American International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Climate change has undoubtedly brought with it many seemingly intractable challenges and is alrea... more Climate change has undoubtedly brought with it many seemingly intractable challenges and is already having significant impacts in Nigeria, and these impacts are expected to increase in the future. Rural dwellers environmental behaviour is not all that positive, because the language used in disseminating environmental issues, is mostly English and not the indigenous language. Information disseminated in English Language in most cases is not easily comprehended, because most of the rural dwellers are not literate in it. The instrument used is a self-constructed test. The study adopted the quasi experimental method. Purposeful sample was used to select two groups, with twenty people in each group. The two groups were taught the causes and effects of climate change, one group was taught using English Language and the other group using Yoruba. A test was administered to each group to determine their level of comprehension. Data were analysed using mean and standard deviation. Yoruba gr...
American International Journal of Social Science Research
The phenomenon of menstruation portends great impact on the environment and its calls for concern... more The phenomenon of menstruation portends great impact on the environment and its calls for concern. Environmental effect of menstrual hygiene and related issues has been downplayed Nigeria. This study was conducted to assess menstrual waste disposal practices and it’s implication on the environment. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to elicit information for the survey design research. While multistage sampling technique was used to select 194 participants of females within the age range of 20 and 59 in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. The four research questions raised for the study were answered descriptively while the two hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Finding revealed among others that though the female adults were aware of the environmental implication of indiscriminate menstrual waste disposal, they practices does not correlate with their awareness because menstrual waste disposal knowledge is not in public domain, while the...
American Economic & Social Review
Africa has been tagged a festival continent as year in year out, towns and villages witness cultu... more Africa has been tagged a festival continent as year in year out, towns and villages witness cultural festivals throughout the year. These festivals are mostly concerned with resources conservation and utilization. The adoption of Western Model of conserving biodiversity in the trickle-down fashion has failed to yield reasonable result; whereas traditional festivals epitomize indigenous people’s respect and reverence for, and pragmatic understanding of, their natural environment. The quest of conserving biodiversity for sustainable development therefore calls for the integration of traditional festivals in sustainable resource management framework. In spite of the invaluable potentials of traditional festivals in biodiversity conservation as an indigenous resource management system, it has not been given a prominent place in the modern day scientific resource management framework. Using ethnographic research design, the paper exploits the natural resources conservation potentials of ...
New Media and Mass Communication, 2013
Nigerian Universities cannot admit more than a quarter of candidates seeking places in the Univer... more Nigerian Universities cannot admit more than a quarter of candidates seeking places in the Universities. There is, therefore, the need for evolving an alternative means of providing University education for this marginalized group. The paper dealt with the form Distance Learning should take in this regard and the media that can be utilized. There are avalanche of web-based tools that can be effectively used to enhance communication, demonstrate concepts in interesting way, get other teachers' opinions about teaching issues, help students develop team work skills, and learn the use of internet responsibly, manage students records, enhance participation and assignments; improve students' writing and research skills; motivate students to learn; create websites, send e-newsletters, and write collaborative documents with colleagues or students. These web-based tools include on-line forums, chats, conference management, learning management system, mailing list, weblog, simulation, collaborative management, on-line survey; wiki; webquest; school management; picture management; and content management system. Despite the availability of these tools, most Nigerian Universities are not adequately utilizing them. Factors militating against their application and use and how they can be remedied were suggested. The paper identified the features and workings of some of the tools and how they can be used to facilitate effective delivery of Distance learning, and how they can be adopted or adapted to suit our peculiar situations.
New Media and Mass Communication, 2013
Nigerian Universities cannot admit more than a quarter of candidates seeking places in the Univer... more Nigerian Universities cannot admit more than a quarter of candidates seeking places in the Universities. There is, therefore, the need for evolving an alternative means of providing University education for this marginalized group. The paper dealt with the form Distance Learning should take in this regard and the media that can be utilized. There are avalanche of web-based tools that can be effectively used to enhance communication, demonstrate concepts in interesting way, get other teachers' opinions about teaching issues, help students develop team work skills, and learn the use of internet responsibly, manage students records, enhance participation and assignments; improve students' writing and research skills; motivate students to learn; create websites, send e-newsletters, and write collaborative documents with colleagues or students. These web-based tools include on-line forums, chats, conference management, learning management system, mailing list, weblog, simulation, collaborative management, on-line survey; wiki; webquest; school management; picture management; and content management system. Despite the availability of these tools, most Nigerian Universities are not adequately utilizing them. Factors militating against their application and use and how they can be remedied were suggested. The paper identified the features and workings of some of the tools and how they can be used to facilitate effective delivery of Distance learning, and how they can be adopted or adapted to suit our peculiar situations.
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