Perceptions of Nigerian Education Undergraduates on Environmental Sustainability in Southwestern Nigeria.

The study investigated Nigerian education undergraduates' perception of environmental sustainability in southwestern Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design, and the population comprised 300 final-year education students selected randomly for the study. The study employed a self-developed questionnaire using a google form titled perception of Nigerian education undergraduates on environmental sustainability in southwestern Nigeria (QPNEUESSN). In the study, the instrument’s validity was set at 0.85 Cronbach alpha, while data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation with a benchmark of 2.50. The findings showed that undergraduates in southwestern Nigeria universities are knowledgeable about environmental problems such as pollution, ecosystems, and depletion of natural resources. The study further revealed topics like deforestation and soil degradation in the curriculum and adequate facilities to ensure quality assurance of environmental sustainability in southwestern Nigerian universities. The study recommended that environmental sustainability be a professional course in the curriculum rather than a peripheral topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]