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Environmental Awareness Among Teenagers: A Case Study of Cayley College, Queen's College and Isheri Grammar School in Lagos State
Subject area: Physical Sciences and Environment · Area of research: Environmental Management
Abstract
This study investigated environmental awareness amongst teenagers sampling students from three schools taken from different socio- economic backgrounds. The aim of the study finding out if teenagers are aware of global environmental issues, such as global warming, recycling, environmental degradation and sustainable development. The study sought to find out the source of their knowledge, school, parents or television. The research also intended to see if the socio-economic background of these teenagers had an effect on their environmental awareness. The questionnaire method was used for this research and the schools sampled were Omole Grammar School, Queen's College, and Cayley College, all in Lagos State. Some of the major recommendations and conclusions are as follows: It was recommended that the curriculum of secondary schools should be revised to include more detailed environmental topics and projects that make environmental issues more real to the television and radio stations should have more programs that bring environmental issues to the front burner.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1705813,
author = {Okiemute Bridget Edokpolo},
title = {Environmental Awareness Among Teenagers: A Case Study of Cayley College, Queen's College and Isheri Grammar School in Lagos State},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2024},
volume = {7},
number = {11},
pages = {666-691},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1705813.pdf},
abstract = {This study investigated environmental awareness amongst teenagers sampling students from three schools taken from different socio- economic backgrounds. The aim of the study finding out if teenagers are aware of global environmental issues, such as global warming, recycling, environmental degradation and sustainable development. The study sought to find out the source of their knowledge, school, parents or television. The research also intended to see if the socio-economic background of these teenagers had an effect on their environmental awareness. The questionnaire method was used for this research and the schools sampled were Omole Grammar School, Queen's College, and Cayley College, all in Lagos State. Some of the major recommendations and conclusions are as follows: It was recommended that the curriculum of secondary schools should be revised to include more detailed environmental topics and projects that make environmental issues more real to the television and radio stations should have more programs that bring environmental issues to the front burner.},
month = {May},
}