Research Article

REAL LIFE EDUCATION (RLE) AS A KEY FACTOR IN TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA

ISSN: 3067-2864

DOI Prefix: 10.5281/zenodo.

Authors: Ngozi Chidera Okafor, Samuel Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Published: Volume 12, Issue 2 (2025)
Date: July 3, 2025

Abstract

It is pertinent to reconsider the structure of our educational system for real life solutions. The study investigated the influence of real life education on real life problems in Nigeria. Two purposes, research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The population of the study consisted of 2024/2025 final year students of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba Kogi State Nigeria 10,438. The sample size for the study consisted of 133 students drawn from six faculties in Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba Kogi State Nigeria. Multi stage sampling was used to draw six faculties from the entire faculties in the university. Real Life Education Questionnaire (RLEQ) was the instrument used for data collection. Combat alfa formula was used to determine the reliability of the instruments which yielded a reliability estimate of 0.85. Mean, and standard deviations were used to analyze the research questions and t-test was used to analyse the hypotheses raised for the study.Β  The results revealed that real life education can serve as solutions to human real life problems in Nigeria and recommended the introduction of real life education into Nigerian educational system.Β Β