Effect of non-formal environmental education activities on primary school students environmental awareness

At present we are passing through major environmental emergent changes, such as global warming, ozone depletion, destruction of bio-diversity, smog, deforestation, pollution and many more. The natural imbalance has affected all the race of creatures. Only environmental education can overcome these crises. Environmental education is an urgent need to create awareness among every citizen from every genre to protect, preserve and restore the environment quality. So it is our responsibility that we should induce the seeds of environmental education from childhood. The goal of this study is to see the effect of non-formal environmental education activities on upper primary school students ’environmental awareness. Data were collected from 280 students as sample of VIII class of Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. Self prepared tool (Environmental Awareness test) was used for data collection by the investigators. Results indicated that non-formal environmental education activities have a direct effect on students ’environmental awareness. The findings of this study suggested that non-formal education is considered the best way for understanding environmental concerns among students. This aspect must be integrated in the entire educational process specially to teach environmental education.