A Study of Secondary School Student’s Participation in Environmental Awareness Program

Abstract

Environmentally responsible actions may be acquired via comprehensive understanding of the problem, according to research results in the area, and information affects individual attitudes. Individuals also choose their environmental activities based on their prior knowledge; thus, it can be stated that establishing accurate and thorough environmental knowledge or environmental education is one of the most effective methods to solve environmental issues. This support has developed to the point that it can now be stated that environmental education's ultimate objective is the creation of ecologically responsible behavior and engaged citizens. Despite this agreement, the objective has yet to be met.Environmental educators and experts across the world have consistently said that any solution to the environmental problem would require environmental knowledge and awareness at all levels of education. Environmental education aims to increase people's awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and involvement in environmental protection. The primary aim of environmental education, whether official or informal, is to raise awareness among a country's people. Environmental awareness, according to Madsen (1996), is required for environmental preservation and restoration. Madsen highlighted the importance of the general people understanding environmental issues. Leaders in the area of environmental education must have a broad grasp of environmental issues as well as environmental consciousness in order to address these issues. They must be ready to "take action based on information and comprehension." The necessity of the hour is for a robust environmental education programme to make people more sensitive to nature. Environmental education is a method of instilling information, understanding, values, attitudes, skills, abilities, and awareness of environmental preservation among people and social groups.