RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KADUNA METROLPOLIS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

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dc.contributor.authorGAMBO, BADAMASI ABDUL
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T09:15:05Z
dc.date.available2014-03-13T09:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2004-11
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION M.ED (SCIENCE EDUCATION) FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractA need for better perception of environmental problems and better attitudes toward the environment among secondary school students in Kaduna metropolis and find out the difference between male and female students’ attitudes towards environmental problems. The instruments used were APEP and ATE questionnaires adapted by the researcher to collect data from 375 senior secondary school students. Reliability coefficients, r= 0.74 and 0.69 were obtained for the questionnaires respectively. The data collected were analysed using Pearson-moment correlation coefficient and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. From the analysis, the following findings were obtained:- 1. There was significant relationship between perception and attitude of students toward environmental problems. 2. There was no significant difference between male and female students in their attitude towards environmental problems. 3. There was no significance difference between the students (male and female) on perception of environmental problems. Base on the findings of this study, a number of recommendations were made. The highlights are as follows: 1. Primary and post primary students should be encouraged to form environmental clubs such as Youth Environmental Scout. 2. Government under the auspices of Federal Ministry of Education should include environmental education in the curriculum of post primary schools. 3. Government and non-governmental organizations should create public awareness in the form of environmental education. 4. Teaching aids from wastes as in-house production should be encouraged. 5. Curriculum developers should seek for the implementation of the draft curriculum for environmental education for secondary schools. 6. Government should make effort to improve the socio-economic condition of families. Key Words: Attitude, Perception, environmental problems, students.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3889
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRELATIONSHIP,en_US
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS,en_US
dc.subjectATTITUDE,en_US
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA METROLPOLIS,en_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL,en_US
dc.subjectPROBLEMSen_US
dc.titleRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KADUNA METROLPOLIS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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