Jebessa, Firdissa (PhD)Alamirew, Taye2019-01-242023-11-102019-01-242023-11-102008-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/16011Today more than ever, sludents need high-quality environmental education programs that succeed in moving values, developing Javorable altitudes and changing behaviors' in the direction oj sustainabiliry and environmental conservation. Environmental action begins with em ironmentalliteracy. Hence, (he oly'ec(ives of (he "'(lId:v \1'£11'£1 to (a) analyze Ullciergrwiu(l(e regular Un iversity s(lfdell(S' envirolll1len(ol /i(eNIC}, - knowledge. affiludes. IJl'actice- and (h) examine (he rc:loti()I1Shl';J hefll'eel/ /wrtic.:ip(/Ilts ' knoll'led;..:e, (lttitlldes, o/'/(/ C()1I1ll1itlJ7 l!lIt to £'lIl'ironmellto/ Ji'i(,I1(/~\ ' hellul'ior (llolIg \\'itll sOllie hiogl'{lphic(ll allti acudelllic mriohles. A (/escriptire survey method .\'lffJlJlemellteci hy some qllulituti\'(! upfJl'Ouch \1'as elllployed. 1)(ll'ticip£lnts were 302 (39.1% geography, 32.8% biology, and 28. i% chemislfY) .fi'()1J7 :veClr I (lild ."''('(11' Iff sc:lecled by propOl'lionol strotUied samplinK techniqlle ./i'om not ural science (citemiSlf}', hiolog ... ). and social science (geography). Depurtments were selected pllrfJ()sejit!~v. M(linly a questionnaire consisting of environmental knowledge, altitudes and {JI'(/(.:tice \l'US the IIwill (/uta KUlhering toul.fi'olll students. Data was analyzed using both descriptive (percentile, mean, standard deviation) and inJerential (simple correlation, independent T-test, one way ANOVA. peA and linear regression) statistics. Results sh(m' thut (/) undergraduates at BDU have a moderately Javorable environmenlal allilllde (62.3% = grade C) followed by nearly moderate environmental knowledge (52.4% = grade C) but belo'tv average in environmentally Jriendly practices engagement (-16.1% = grade D); 2) a very low relationship (r < 0.2) among components oj environmental literacy; 3) an increase in environmental literacy as students growing older as well as moving up Jrom year one to three;-I) males, with rural background and social science streams had higher scores than the corresponding females, with rural backKrounds and natural sciences in overedl enl'ironmenwlliteracy index. On the basis ofjindings and discussions, conclusions and implications jar jilrther research are well indicated.enEuvirdlnnentai Literacy in Relation to Knowledge, Attitude and PracticeThesis