A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED SURVEY OF GREEN SENSE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RESIDING IN DELHI/NCR 0 0

Abstract

Environmental education and awareness along with participation can begin at the early stages of education; however, at the higher education level students not only can learn and accumulate knowledge about the environment but they can also develop responsibility towards the stewardship of the ecosystems and respect other species' right to a healthy environment. Assumption is that educational institutions are appropriate venues to propagate such awareness. How people react and behave in return to ecological problems is important in perceiving responses from individual groups. Behaviour is one of the important factors which determines environmental awareness. Students nowadays pay less attention to their environment and as future decision-makers of the society their attitude towards environmental protection and economic priorities and issues and effects are vital to one's' society and its developing cycles. Overall, greening the educational institution has become an important issue as the future decision makers are prepared to have commitment to protect and value the environment and university’s commitment to a green education agenda on the other hand.

A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to analyse the environment awareness and participation level in environmental protection activities by undergraduate students of Delhi/NCR region of Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi. As per the analysis of the responses received it was observed that the level of awareness of students was found to be far above the ground, but it was also observed that the percentage of students with high levels of awareness is extremely low whereas, a very high percentage of students was observed with very low level of environment awareness. Moreover, the level of environmental awareness amongst the students is very high with constructive attitudes towards the environment, but the participation level in environmental protection activities is moderate. The questionnaire survey highlighted that student are concerned about environmental issues but up to some extent and also expressed a very positive behavior.