A Comparative Study of Environmental Awareness among the Higher Secondary Students of Murshidabad District

Environmental education is a process for imparting the knowledge of a healthy environment which is essential for the present and upcoming generation. The present investigation intended to know the level of environmental awareness of Senior Secondary School students in Murshidabad district of West Bengal based on their gender, location, and streams of study. The researcher used a descriptive research design for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the data of 240 students of the higher secondary school in Murshidabad district in West Bengal. Environmental Awareness Ability Measurement Scale constructed and validated by Praveen Kumar Jha was used for collecting data. The researcher analysed the data by using means and standard deviations and ‘t' test for testing the null hypotheses of the study. The result showed that environmental awareness of female students was greater than male students, environmental awareness of urban students was greater than rural students and further, environmental awareness of science students was greater than arts students. This study evaluates environmental awareness among the senior secondary students for suggesting some remedies to cop up the existing situation.