Students Awareness, Attitude and Intension Towards Urban Environmental Problems in Selected Preparatory Schools in Addis Ababa
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, solid waste and
climate changes in urban areas are the results of human behavior. Only
change in human behavior can reduce these environmental problems. Thus,
studying the level of students’ environmental awareness, attitude and
intension is an entry point to change this situation among the young
generations. Therefore, the objective of the study is to find out students’ level
of awareness, attitude and intension in relation to urban environmental
problems. As a methodology both secondary and primary data, quantitative
and qualitative data have been used. Using stratified sampling method 350
preparatory students were selected for the study. The data were analyzed by
using descriptive and inferential statistics. The research findings indicate that
the majority of the students hold moderate level of environmental awareness,
favorable attitude and found to have an intension to contribute for
environmental improvement. There is no difference in students’ environmental
awareness, attitude and intension based on gender and grade level.
Relatively higher age groups were found to have better awareness and more
favorable attitude, but their intension is the same. Social science students
were found to have more favorable attitude and better intension than natural
science students, but they are similar in their awareness. Students in the
missionary school were found to have more favorable attitude and intension
to contribute for environmental protection than private and government
schools, but students from private school were found to have better
awareness. There was a weak positive bivariate correlation among students’
environmental awareness, attitude and intension. And the predicative power
of one dependent variable over the other is also weak. School subjects are the
major source of environmental information. Based on the findings it was
recommended that, in order to increase students’ environmental awareness,
attitude and intension curricula have to be developed in a participatory
approach by including the needs and priorities of students and the linkage
between schools and the community should be strong.
Keywords: Students’ awareness, attitude and intension, urban environmental
problems, Addis Ababa
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Students Awareness, Attitude and Intension, Urban Environmental Problems, Addis Ababa