Abstract: Environmental degradation poses a major threat to the existence of humanity today both in rural and urban settlements. In such a scenario, the importance and need for environmental education as a tool for environmental management and conservation cannot be overemphasized. This is because environmental literacy, attitude formation and participation in ecological behavior are the end products of environmental education. Kibera and Kasarani represent different settlements of Nairobi. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between attitudes and level of participation in environmental activities amongst these two settlements in an urban area-Nairobi. The study involved a sample of three hundred and twenty secondary school students randomly selected from secondary schools in Kasarani and Kibera Divisions. Data was primarily collected using researcher developed questionnaires. Analysis of the data was done using SPSS. By calculating an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and a group statistic using P=0.05, the hypotheses postulated were tested and it was established that there is no significant difference, attitude and level of participation in environmental activities of secondary school students in Kasarani and Kibera Divisions. It was also found out that there is a positive relationship between attitude and ecological behavior.
Keywords: Environment, environmental Education, Environmental Attitude, Ecological Behavior and Environmental Participation.
Title: Environmental Attitudes and Ecological Behaviour among Students: A Case Sectudy of Kibera and Kasarani Division in Nairobi, Kenya
Author: Victor Boiyo, Prof. Michael Koech, Dr. Daniel Manguriu
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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