Author: Ifat Habib and Asiya Nisar
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The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between local environmental knowledge and environmental concern among college students of Kashmir valley. A pre tested questionnaire was used to collect the data from the students who participated in this study. The study indicated that most of the students in our study were having knowledge about local environmental issues. However, they were not having proper understanding of their solutions. Hence, intervention from all stakeholders is needed to create awareness with focus on practical implementations
Environmental problems, Awareness, Practical approach, Students
Beginning in early childhood and continuing through higher education, environmental education has been seen as a crucial means of introducing students to environmental challenges. The goal of this research is to examine the ways in which students from different socioeconomic backgrounds interpret and respond to environmental education. Based on the results, it hopes to provide suggestions on how to prioritise further research into the topic. Based on the data analysed, it is clear that where a student resides may have a major impact on their worldview. Students who call cities home are more likely to be worried about environmental concerns than their rural counterparts. Students' sensitivity to environmental issues increased in correlation with the level of parental education. Fifty percent or more of pupils surveyed said they found environmental consciousness via media. The study found that students' families, teachers, the media, personal reading, and school curricula could all play a role in fostering a more positive and in-depth understanding of environmental issues among students and the general public. In order to gauge how students at various high schools feel about environmental education, a survey was administered. The findings revealed that students' perspectives on the environment differed by demographic factors such as school setting, gender, parents' level of education and political leanings, parents' occupations and income levels, and students' own ages and places of residence. Students with a higher level of environmental education were more conscious of ES than those with a lower level of education or none at all. Students in metropolitan regions are more concerned with environmental concerns than those in rural areas, therefore location is another factor that may dramatically affect students' perspectives. There was also a considerable gender gap in terms of environmental consciousness among high school pupils. Moreover, public high school pupils viewed environmental education differently from their private school counterparts
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