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ISSN: 2454-2415
Volume 2, Issue 1, January, 2016
International Journal of
Innovative Knowledge
Concepts
A study of Environmental Awareness among High School Teachers in
relation to their Stream and Locality
Dr. Sarita1 Sonia2 and Pinki Singh 3
1
Assistant Professor – II, Department of Education, M. D. U. Rohtak, Haryana
2 Research Scholar, Department of Education, M.D.U. Rohtak, Haryana
3
Research Scholar, Department of Education, M.D.U. Rohtak, Haryana
ABSTRACT: The present study is intended to examine the environmental awareness among high
school teachers in relation to their stream & locality. The variables included for the study are
Environmental awareness, Stream & Locality. The study was conducted on a sample of 200 high
school teachers (100 science high school teachers, 100 non-science high school teachers).
Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample from Delhi. Environmental
Awareness Ability Measures (EAAM) by Praveen Kumar Jha was adopted for this study. The
data were analyzed using mean, S.D. & z test to study the environmental awareness among high
school teachers in relation to their stream & locality. Results revealed that high school teachers
have high knowledge of environmental awareness. Teachers of both the areas i.e. urban & Rural
do not differ in their environmental awareness. Urban science teachers are more aware than urban
non-science teachers about the environment.
KEYWORDS: Environmental Awareness, Locality, Stream
INTRODUCTION
Environment is the sum total of all social,
economic, biological, physical or chemical factors
which constitute the surrounding of man which is
both creature and modular of the environment. In
the modern era of technology and development and
with the progress of industrialization, urbanization
and adoption of modern technologies in agriculture,
environmental problems have become a concerning
issue for human society. By considering the
importance of environmental conservation, most
developed countries also have included the issue of
environmental protection in their political agenda.
It has been widely accepted that to conscientious
the human society about the environmental issues
and to make perspective plans for mitigation of
environmental problems, Environmental Education
is an important tool though which the goals for
awareness can be achieved easily. In order to
protect and conserve the environment, enabling
people to lead quality life, emphasis has been given
to environmental education in both formal and non
formal system of education. Environmental
Education acts as an indispensable tool in the battle
against the degradation of living environment.
Shahnawaj (1990), in a study on environmental
awareness and environmental attitude of secondary
and higher secondary teachers and students in
Rajasthan, found that female students possessed
significantly more awareness than males. The preservice teachers distinctly had poor knowledge
regarding the environment while in-service
teachers moderately know about it (Praharaj,
1991). Urban teachers differed significantly from
rural and tribal teachers on their awareness of
environmental problems. No difference was
observed between rural teachers and the tribal
teachers (Sabhlok, 1995). On the contrary,
Dinakara (2000) reported significant difference
between urban and rural school teachers in
environmental awareness. Also, government and
private school teachers differed significantly in
their environmental awareness.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The present study is entitled as “A Study of
Environmental Awareness among High School
Teachers in Relation to their Stream and Locality”.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
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To study the environmental education
among high school teachers
To study the environmental awareness
among high school teachers
To study the difference of environmental
awareness between rural and urban high
school teachers
To study the difference of environmental
awareness between urban science teachers
and non- science teachers
To study the difference of environmental
awareness between rural science teachers
and non-science teachers
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HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY
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There is no significant difference between
the environmental education among high
school teachers
There is no significant difference between
the environmental awareness among high
school teachers
There is no significant difference of
environmental awareness between rural
and urban teachers
There is no significant difference of
environmental awareness between urban
science teachers and non-science teachers
There is significant difference of
environmental awareness between rural
science teachers and non-science teachers
METHOD USED : Descriptive Survey method
was used.
SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: To
comply with the objectives of this study, 200 high
school teachers were selected from different high
schools of Delhi. The Stratified sampling technique
was employed in selecting the sample.
TOOL USED: Environmental Awareness Ability
Measures (1998) by Dr. Praveen Jha was used to
test the environmental awareness. The items are
multiple choice types. There are 51 items in this
test.
STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES USED: Mean,
S.D. and t test were the statistical techniques used
for carrying out the analysis and interpretation of
the data collected.
ANALYSIS AND
THE DATA
INTERPRETATION
OF
Table No. 1
Mean of environmental education of High
school Teachers
Group
N
Mean
High School Teachers
200
46.34
From Table 1 it is found that the calculated mean
value of knowledge of environmental education
among the teachers is 46.34, which lie in the higher
range of environmental educational knowledge. It
shows there is high environmental education
knowledge among high school students. Hence the
Hypothesis, "There is no significant difference
between the environmental education among
high school teachers” is accepted.
Table No. 2
Mean of environmental awareness score of
High school Teachers
Group
N
Mean
High School Teachers
200
45.34
From Table 2 it is found that the calculated mean
value of environmental awareness score of teachers
is 45.34, which lie in the higher range of
environmental awareness. It shows that teachers
have higher level of environmental awareness.
Hence the Hypothesis, "There is no significant
difference between the
environmental
awareness among high school teachers” is
accepted.
Table No. 3
Values of Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.) And ‘t’ ratio of Urban & Rural Teachers
Locality
N
Mean
S.D. t value Level of Significance
Rural
100
39.7
4.42 0.66
Not Significant
Urban
100
39.3
4.17
From Table 3 it is found that „t‟-value is 0.66 which is not significant at 0.05 & 0.01 level of significance. Hence
the Hypothesis, "There is no significant difference of environmental awareness between teachers of rural
and urban area” is accepted.
Table No. 4
Values of Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.) And ‘t’ ratio of urban science teachers and urban non-science
teachers
Stream
N
Mean
S.D.
t value
Level
Significance
Urban science
100
42.61
8.63
4.16
Significant
Urban
non- 100
38.15
6.47
science
From Table 4 it is found that „t‟-value is 4.16 which is significant at 0.05 and 0.01 level of significance. Hence
the Hypothesis, "There is no significant difference between environmental awareness of urban science
teachers and urban non-science teachers” is rejected.
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Table No. 5
Values of Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.) And ‘t’ ratio of Rural science teachers and Rural non-science
teachers
Teachers
N
Mean
S.D.
t value
Rural
Science
Teachers
Rural
Nonscience Teachers
100
31.5
2.34
8.0
100
34.7
3.32
From Table 5 it is found that „t‟-value is 8.0 which
is significant at 0.05 and 0.01 level of significance.
Hence the Hypothesis, "There is no significant
difference between environmental awareness of
rural science teachers and rural non-science
teachers” is rejected.
FINDINGS
 There is high Environmental education
among high school teachers.
 There is high Environmental awareness
among high school teachers
 There is no significant
difference
between environmental awareness of
urban & rural teachers
 There is no significant
difference
between environmental awareness of
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The mean score of environmental awareness
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But the difference of environment awareness
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