Effect of Environmental Education on Libyan Secondary School Students’ Environmental Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude Affecting Environmental Behaviour

Abstract

Globally, the value of environmental education is well recognised among communities. The task of environmental education is seen as one that will provide understanding and build resources for enhancing individual knowledge, awareness and attitudes that are relevant and vital to the conservation and protection of the ecosystem. The goal of this study is to analyse the effect of environmental education accessible through the school curriculum in Libya. Fundamentally, the mathematical method has been utilised to assess and evaluate the state of environmental education. This research explained that students of high secondary schools had a good outlook towards the environment. Strong understanding of these students is attributed to expanded sensitivity to environmental concerns across the scope of educational subjects. In addition, this research also showed that environmental education was only able to provide students with information, but was unable to alter the mind-set of the students towards environmental care. Awareness and attitude have a good but weak partnership. To shift the student's outlook towards more constructive is a rather difficult process and requires a number of considerations. However, environmental education tutors must retain this area in order to make it more important to Libya's growth.