Abstract
In the past, since the first Earth Day, organizations have endorsed the development of well informed and environmentally literate citizen as the answer to our threatened environment. According to many Environmental Education (EE) experts, knowledge and attitudes are important components of environmental literacy (EL), especially if the goal of environmental education is to change behavior. In our study, a questionnaire with two parts was randomly distributed to 49 selected schools which included 942 10th grade students in Palestine, with a 100% response rate. Results showed that participants had favorable attitudes toward the environment which ranged from 57.5 to 74.8 out of 100 points. The environmental knowledge scores are topicality, fragmentary or incorrect, which range from 45.72 to 67.36. Significant differences were found in the level of EL scores by gender. Educational implications and recommendations are discussed.
Highlights
Palestine has been known as The Holy Land which many consider as God’s gift to the world
67.36 percentage points reflect that environmental knowledge which students already possess is likely to be determined by topicality, fragmentary or incorrect, or both
After examining questions about each sub scale, it is interesting to note that Palestinian students appear to be more knowledgeable about local environmental protection issues (M=67.36) than issues that have more global relevance such as Ozone subtopics (M=45.72) and Green –house (M=46.62)
Summary
Palestine has been known as The Holy Land which many consider as God’s gift to the world. The country, going back thousands of years and proving there once exist a number of thriving civilizations in this part of the world These archeological findings do tell us information about the people who inhibited the land, but they are considered as a rich source of information about the ecology of the Palestine’s weather, plants, animals and other natural habitats that had been blooming there too. Palestinians live in one of the developing, densely populated countries and yet strive to achieve sustainable economic and social development. In so doing, they face several environmental problems and a deteriorating quality of life. The relationship of human beings with the environment is one of the key balances and any influence from outside causes this balance to be negatively affected resulting in environmental problems (Genc, 2015)
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