Interrogating the Efficacy of Educational Interlocution in Enhancing Climate Change Education Amongst Early Learners in Selected Primary Schools in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

Climate change is a global phenomenon that webs at every facet of the society as the natural processes of temperature and other key elements of environmental balance are in variation as time progresses. Early childhood climate change Education (CCE) creates capacity building in the creation of this informed climate citizenry. Childhood educators become critical in the accomplishment of this through their learned perspectives, teaching methods, content illustrations that are geared towards an information-based curriculum. The study explores the efficacy of climate change interlocution in early childhood classes in primary schools located in Jos South, Plateau State in communicating the negative interplay of climate change on humans, animals and neighboring planets while also building intentional attitudes that promote climate awareness. The study is anchored on Diffusion of Innovation Theory. It adopted survey research design. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 50 respondents who are teachers in primary schools. 50 copies of questionnaire were distributed, filled and 48 returned valid for constructive analysis. Data collected was analyzed and captured in tables using simple percentage. In terms of finding, early childhood teachers emphasize on the need for the inclusion of climate change teaching methods in the curriculum amongst others. The study concluded that children are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the core need that they be tutored to adopt right attitudes in environmental management for earth survival. It recommended that there is need for collaboration between the Federal Government, State Government, Environment Agencies and Non- Governmental Organizations to come up with mechanisms of checking human activities and industries with a view of curbing climate change threat to the environment.