EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIVE AND RAGOGY EDUCATIONON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN RIVERS EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, RIVERS

The study investigated the effect of transformative andragogy education on sustainable community development in Rivers East senatorial District, Rivers State. The descriptive survey research design was employed to guide the study, which was directed by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of 10,226 adults of 25 years of age in 8 local government areas on Rivers East senatorial district, Rivers State (6092 in urban and 4134 in rural). A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 1135 respondents comprising 630 adults from urban and 505 from rural. Data collected was facilitated through a self-structured questionnaire titled "Effect of Transformative Andragogy education on Sustainable Community Development in Rivers East Senatorial District Questionnaire (ETAESCDRESDQ)" was used for data collection. The questionnaires were designed with a 4-point rating scale options ranging from High Extent (HE) = 4 points, Moderate Extent (ME) = 3 Points, Low Extent (LE) = 2 points, and Very Low Extent (VLE) = 1 Point respectively, which was deemed adequate for the study. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and a t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed adult respondents on critical reflection on sustainable community development to a very high extent and the effect of cultural relevance to a high extent. Based on the findings and conclusion, the researcher recommends the following.The Ministry of Education and Adult Learning centers should organize capacity-building workshops for adult educators on facilitating critical reflection. Rivers East Senatorial District should organize adult education programmers in the eight local government areas to prioritize cultural relevance by designing learning content and activities that reflect learners' cultural values, beliefs, languages, and practices to ensure that andragogy education is meaningful, inclusive, and respectful of learners' identities and experiences