THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GIRL AND WOMAN CLUB IN YOUTH CENTERS FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to identify the extent of the effectiveness of the girls 'and women's clubs program in youth centers in Cairo governorate in developing environmental citizenship, as well as to overcome the negatives that hinder its effectiveness and to develop a vision for developing environmental citizenship through the girls' and women's clubs in youth centers. A program for the development of environmental citizenship was set up in the girls 'and women's clubs in youth centers in Cairo governorate, and this program was applied to a group of fifty members in the girls' and women's clubs in youth centers (Mr. Zainab - Al-Qubbah - Al-Amiriya - Ahmed Esmat), where an application of the environmental citizenship scale was implemented The component of four basic dimensions (the concept of environmental citizenship - environmental participation - personal responsibility or collective action - environmental justice) before the implementation of the proposed program and then re-apply the environmental citizenship measure to them after the completion of the implementation of the program, which was applied at the rate of one session every month each One of the four girls' and women's clubs on which the program was applied over a period of twelve months, and the first session was devoted to the pre-application of the scale, and the twelfth session was devoted to ending the program and conducting the post application, while the sessions from the second to the eleventh were dedicated to the proposed program and the general objective was For the program to develop environmental citizenship among members of the girls' and women's clubs in youth centers in Cairo governorate, using the cooperative education strategy, as for the sub-goals of For the program, it consisted in the member of the girls' and women's clubs in the youth centers able to determine: The concept of environmental citizenship - dimensions of environmental citizenship - environmental participation - environmental justice - personal responsibility towards the environment - working in a team to protect the environment When preparing the program, the researchers took into account the following: Dimensions of environmental citizenship - characteristics of the age stage of female and girl club members (from 18 years to 35 years) - the nature of the society in which the program will be implemented. The experimental method was used in this research with a quasi-experimental design. The results of the research proved that there are deficiencies in the programs offered in the girls ’and women’s clubs in the youth centers in developing environmental citizenship, and that the program prepared for the development of environmental citizenship has greatly contributed to the development of environmental citizenship among young people, and this was evident through the results of the research after the implementation of the proposed program , Where it was found that there are statistically significant differences in environmental citizenship among members of the girls' and women's clubs in youth centers to whom the program was applied. The research recommended the following: 1. The implementation of the environmental citizenship development program in all girls' and women's clubs in youth centers. 2. The programs of the girls' and women's clubs in the youth centers must be included for the dimensions of environmental citizenship (awareness of the concept of environmental citizenship - the trend towards environmental participation (team work) - personal environmental responsibility - the trend towards environmental 3. Rehabilitation and training of supervisors for girls ’and women’s clubs in youth centers, so that they are able to transmit, instill and develop environmental citizenship among members of the girls’ and women's clubs in youth centers.