Does the kind of primary school have effect on students' environmental awareness?

Meiboudi, Hossein; Omidvar, Babak; Enayati, A.A; Rashidi, Sahar

Does the kind of primary school have effect on students' environmental awareness?

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Ph.D Student of Environmental Management, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

² Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran

³ M.Sc. Student of environmental education, Payame Noor University, Rey

⁴ Department of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Ramhormoz

Abstract

In this research, it has been attempted through a field study; with a descriptive - analysis approach based on questionnaires; to demonstrate the environmental awareness of primary school children in green and traditional schools based on parents' education. The statistics population consists of primary school students of green and traditional schools in Tehran. Ratings to the answers for the awareness is on the number of correct answers to the questions. Data, after being coded with SPSS software and statistical appropriate tests, was analyzed. The results showed that the percentage rate of answers environmental awareness questions of green schools is greater than that of traditional schools. Considering the correlation between parents' education and environmental awareness, it was also observed that there is no significant relationship between parent's education and the awareness of environmental issues at schools.

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