Assessment of Environmental Awareness among Students of the University Mosul

Abstract

Background: The issue of achieving environmental awareness is not easy because it affects people's daily lives. The direct responsibility rests with everyone from home, school, university and even street, as well as, the state in providing ways to ensure a clean and healthy environment. Objective: To identify the students views and concepts on the importance of the hygiene and environmental awareness and assessing their behavior towards the environment. Methods: A descriptive study has been designed for a sample of subjects consist of (200) students (83) male and (117) female, aged between (18-26) years from University of Mosul. The study has been conducted from 1st of January to 30th of March 2022. Data were collected through the interview of the students which included the personal information and questionnaire is distributed for them to answered which done in the classroom. The data were analyzed through the application of disruptive statistical analysis that include (Frequency and percentage). Results: The study showed that environmental awareness of students was good they accounted 48.5% with a description of the environmental reality in the city with a weak at 77.5% and dissatisfaction about the cleanliness of the university at 50.5%, and that the family is the cornerstone that deepen the concepts of maintaining the cleanliness of the environment at 51%, with dissatisfaction with the student’s behavior in maintaining the cleanliness of the University at 49%.The study also supported one of the difficulties faced by University to preserve the cleanliness of its environment is the absence of laws to deter and punish violators to reduce the practice of throwing garbage at 48.5% and the responsibility for cleanliness of the university lies with the student and university at 86%. The study also showed that environment education is no less important than any other curriculum, and that the student is willing to change his habits and miss conceptions to reduce their impact on environment. Recommendation: The study recommended that the development of environmental awareness among students through of environmental topics in educational curriculum in educational institutions, or through educational guidance in the universities with the activation of the role of media more in the dissemination of environmental sense among the members of the community.