A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AMONG THE HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between environmental awareness and attitude towards environmental education among higher secondary students. The objectives of the study were 1) To find out the level of environmental awareness among higher secondary students. 2) To find out the level of attitude towards environmental education among higher secondary students. 3) To find out the relationship between environmental awareness and attitude towards environmental education among higher secondary students. The investigator used normative survey method. The samples of the study were 300 higher secondary students of Tirunelveli District. Tools used for the study were the Environmental Awareness Scale (Developed by Neelammai, and Kannan, 2024 and Attitude towards Environmental Education Scale (Developed by Balakrishnan and Biswas, 2006). The statistical techniques employed were percentage analysis and Pearson’s product moment correlation analysis. The major findings of the study revealed that 1) The level of environmental awareness among higher secondary students was at a moderate level. 2) The level of attitude towards environmental education among higher secondary students was at a moderate level. 3) The relationship between environmental awareness and attitude towards environmental education of higher secondary students were very high correlation.

Keywords

environmental awareness, attitude, environmental education

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To cite this article

Neelammai, M. (2025). A Study on Environmental Awareness and Attitude towards Environmental Education among the Higher Secondary Students in Tirunelveli District. Sparkling International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Studies, 8(2), 22-29.