Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume 11 | Issue 1
Assessing Behaviour and Attitude of School Students towards Environmental Issues - A Case Study from Delhi, India
Kanchan Puri
A. Senthil Vel
N. Manoharan
R. Arthur James
Ritesh Joshi
DOI:10.30954/2230-7311.1.2020.4
Abstract:
Environmental education has been introduced as a regular course in formal school education system following the directive of the Honourable Supreme Court of India. The research work aimed to assess the level of environmental awareness and the existing environmental friendly activities among the students of High Schools. The population for the study was the students of schools in Delhi covering IX and X class. This study is primarily based on field survey, wherein students responded to predefined questionnaire covering environment aspects. The survey was conducted during May 2019. A total of 160 students were randomly selected and students responded voluntarily. Questionnaire was compiled to assess student’s environmental behaviour, attitude, information sources and demographic information. It has been observed that students highly support the environmental attitude and have sound behaviours towards their actions effecting the environment. The study highlighted that many young minds adapted an environmentally friendly attitude and the green attitude is clearly visible in their actions.
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