ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARENESS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Keywords:
Environmental Education Awareness, Senior Secondary Teachers and Gender.Abstract
The present study identifies the environmental education awareness of senior secondary school teachers in relation to type of school, gender and subject streams. Environmental Awareness Test was used for collecting data from a random sample of 200 senior secondary school teachers. Statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation and t test were applied for analysis of data. The results revealed average level of environmental education awareness in these teachers. No significant differences were observed in environmental education awareness in relation to type of school, gender and subject streams.
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