Students’ Awareness and Attitude Towards Land Degradation and Deforestation (in the Case of Addis Ababa University)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shiferaw, Tesfaye(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kebede, Belaynesh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-29T11:38:55Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-19T12:05:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-29T11:38:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-19T12:05:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate university students’ awareness and attitude towards rural environmental degradation. To achieve the objectives of the study 289 students were selected through stratified sampling from three faculties in Addis Ababa University. Students were assessed using multiple choice awareness test and Likert type of attitude scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistic; t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA. All statistical manipulations were done by SPSS 15 version for windows. The result of the study revealed that generally the students found to have moderate level of awareness and favorable attitude towards land and forest resources. In the case of item by item analysis students found to have less awareness for some of the environmental issues raised in the study. Students also have unclear stand for some of the issues raised in the attitude items. The study also revealed that there was statistically significant difference in mean awareness score of students in terms of gender and age. It shows that male and relatively old age students found to have better awareness about the problem, causes, consequences and solution of land degradation and deforestation. In addition, statistically significant mean awareness difference was observed between students from urban and rural areas. This indicated that students from rural areas had better awareness to land and forest resources. On the other hand, the mean awareness score difference between second and fourth year students was significant. That fourth year students found to have better awareness for land and forest resources. The ANOVA summary for awareness also showed the existence of significant mean difference among faculties and departments. Thus the sampled students in Social Science College and departments of PSIR and GES found to have better awareness to land and forest resources. Moreover, the analysis of attitude based on the independent variables shows the absence of significant difference between male and female, second year and fourth year students’ mean score. It was also insignificant between urban and rural, and age of students. Thus, male and female, second year and fourth year, relatively old and young, rural and urban students found to have similar attitude towards land degradation and deforestation. The ANOVA summary for attitude also did show the existence of significant mean difference among faculties and departments’. Thus, the sampled students in Social Science College and departments of PSIR and GES found to have more favorable attitude to land and forest resources. The correlation coefficient also revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between environmental attitude and awareness, but it is weak. This implies that to some extent awareness may lead to an initial development of attitude which in turn may result in increasing awareness. Generally integration of environmental education is a must to bring similar and high level of awareness and favorable attitude among students | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/5027 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geography and Environmental Studies | en_US |
| dc.title | Students’ Awareness and Attitude Towards Land Degradation and Deforestation (in the Case of Addis Ababa University) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |