A Study of Environmental Awareness of Student Teachers and Teachers in Relation of Their Emotional Intelligence

Seema Sharma

doi:10.4236/jss.2014.28021

Abstract

The study aimed at finding out the relationship between environmental awareness and emotional intelligence of student teachers and teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 200 student teachers (100 male and 100 female) and also of 100 teachers (50 male and 50 female). The sample was taken from 15 self-financed B.Ed. colleges of Ghaziabad District of CCS University, Meerut (UP). Environmental awareness measure scale by Dr. P. K. Jha and emotional intelligence inventory by Dr. S. K. Mangal and Mrs. Shubhra Mangal was used for assessing the environmental awareness and emotional intelligence of student teachers and teachers. Data was analyzed by using mean, SD, t-test and by Pearson Product Moment Correlation Technique. The results showed that there was no significant difference between male and female student teachers and teachers regarding environmental awareness and emotional intelligence. The results also showed that the environmental awareness of male and female student teachers was also found to be slightly positively but not significantly correlated with emotional intelligence. The environmental awareness of male teachers was found to be moderately, positively and significantly correlated with emotional intelligence. On the other hand the environmental awareness of female teachers was found to be slightly positively but not significantly correlated with emotional intelligence.

Highlights

We have entered in the 21st century, an era of science and technology
The investigator selected a sample of 200 student teachers out of which 100 male and 100 female student teacher’s have been taken & a sample of 100 teachers’ out of which 50 male and 50 female teachers have been taken from self-financed B.Ed. colleges of Ghaziabad District
The whole description of analysis is given below: 1) To study the difference between the environmental awareness of male and female student teachers, the scores obtained from both the groups were tabulated for comparing mean and S.D

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Introduction

We have entered in the 21st century, an era of science and technology. Man has made his life much more com-How to cite this paper: Sharma, S. (2014) A Study of Environmental Awareness of Student Teachers and Teachers in Relation of Their Emotional Intelligence. We have entered in the 21st century, an era of science and technology. Man has made his life much more com-. We can save our species only when we organize Environmental Awareness Programmes on a large scale. The Government and various Non-Government Organizations can adopt different-different strategies to promote awareness on environment in the country. The ministry of Environment and Forests can accord top priority to promote environmental awareness among various age groups. Non-Government Organizations play a critical and crucial role in advancing environmental awareness through research, publications, training and other activities. Organizations like the National Council for Educational Research and Training play a crucial role in promoting environmental awareness. World’s educators and environment specialists have repeatedly pointed out that any solution to the environmental crisis will require environmental awareness and understanding to be deeply rooted in the educational system at all levels

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