Research
Intergenerational Learning: Eco-Literacy Approach for Preserving Endangered Trees in Onicha Igboeze, Ebonyi State
The study aimed at how intergenerational learning can be utilized as eco-literacy approach for preservation of endangered trees in Onicha Igboeze, Ebonyi State. Three research objectives and three research questions guided the study. The study was a qualitative research and it adopted narrative inquiry design. The population of the study is forty-one (41) community chieftains and all were sampled for the study. The instrument used for data collection was interview schedule. Data analysis was carried out by transcribing voices obtained from audio-recording into text-based format. Findings reveal that traditionally, tree planting is rooted in the traditional belief system of the people; that respondents were of the view that disappearance of tree is basically due to modernity, western religion; and that the respondents are not adequately environmentally literate. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that awareness of replanting of trees should be intensified; and that government and other stake holders in the environment should intensify efforts toward provision of eco-literacy programme that is based on intergenerational learning approach at community level.
Community Leaders Bane to Multinational Corporations Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Implementation in Niger Delta Nigeria
The study examined community leaders as bane to multinational corporate social responsibility policy implementation in Niger Delta, Nigeria. The research was guided by three research questions. The study is a qualitative research based on case study design. Population of the study is 100 respondents’ which consist of 20 staffs of 2 multinational, 30 leaders of men Community Based Organisations (CBOs), 26 members of women community based organisations and 24 members of registered youth community based organisations which were purposively drawn from two states of Niger Delta, (Rivers and Bayelsa States). The sample size for the study was 80, comprising 50 staffs of the multinational corporations, 10 members of men CBOs, 10 members of women CBOs and 10 members of youth registered organisations drawn using snow ball sampling technique.
