- Author(s): OLAWUNI, Abiodun Olufemi Ph.D; OKOJI, Olufemi Ph.D; NOIBI, Tajudeen Oluwafemi and ODEYEMI, Mariam Ibironke
- International Journal of Community Education and Development, Volume 1 No. 1 January 2021
The incidences of child abuse remain prevalent in Ilorin metropolis as children are seen hawking at periods when they ought to be in school, some are sent on late night errands. However, community education has been shown to support community development to equip people that will contribute to the building of a community, based on the principle of communal living. Owing to the menace caused as a result of child abuse, this study sought to investigate the impact of community education on child abuse for sustainable community development in Ilorin metropolis. The study design was a descriptive survey type. One hundred (100) adult learners in selected literacy centers in Ilorin Metropolis were sampled for the study using simple random sampling technique. Four research questions were raised and answered using percentage and mean. Data were collected with the use of validated instrument tagged Community Education on Child Abuse for Sustainable Community Development (CECASCD). The content validity of the instrument was established using expert judgments and the test re-text reliability index of the instrument was 0.74. The result of findings shows that: the impact of community education on child abuse for sustainable community development in Ilorin metropolis is high; the community education have impact in the creation of public awareness on child abuse; community education have impact in promoting proper child care; and that community education have impact in preventing the incidence of child abuse in Ilorin metropolis. It is thus recommended that adequate supervision and examining procedure should be adopted in the teaching and learning of community education and child abuse among adult learners in order to curb child abuse for sustainable development.