Volume : 7, Issue : 7, July - 2018

STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN RELATION TO LOCALITY AND CULTURE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN DURG DISTRICT, CHHATTISGARH

Kanchan Sinha, Dr. Kanak Sinha, Dr. Vijay Kumar Sinha

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>The Environmental<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>issues<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>major<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>global<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>problem<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>important<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>concern.The<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>present<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>study<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>focuses<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>analysis<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>level of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Environmental<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Awareness<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>among<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>adolescents(student<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Govt.Higher Sec.School) in Durg district in the<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>state<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Chhattisgarh,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>relation<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Locality<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>culture. The<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>sample<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>consisted<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>200<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Adolescents(student<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>higher<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>secondary<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>school),which<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>include 100<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>boys<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>100<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>girls<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Tribal<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Non-tribal<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Culture<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>from rural and urban<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>background. A<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Standardized<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Environmental<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Awareness<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Ability<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Measure (EAAM) by<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Dr. Praveen Kumar Jha<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>used<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>collect<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>data. Data<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>analyzed<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>using<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>t-test. The<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>main<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>conclusion<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>that,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Tribal<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Adolescents<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>more<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Environmental<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Awareness<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>than<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Non-tribal<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Adolescents<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>found significant <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>difference<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>between<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>rural<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>urban<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>background<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>adolescents.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Rural<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>adolescents<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>more<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>aware<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>than<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>urban<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>adolescents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>