A study of higher secondary students’ participation in environmental activities in relation to environmental awareness

The purpose of this research was to study the higher secondary students’ participation in environmental activities in relation to environmental awareness. This study correlates certain demographic variables in respect of environmental awareness and participation in environmental activities. Environmental Awareness Scale constructed and validated  by  Dr. S. Kulasekara Perumal Pillai (2004).  The Participation in Environmental Activities Scale for  higher secondary students was constructed and validated by the investigator (2009), 1000 higher secondary students studying in Virudhachalam Educational District were selected as sample through random sampling technique. Normative survey method is used in the study.  The major findings indicate, the higher secondary students have high environmental awareness, the higher secondary students have higher level of participation in environmental activities and there is significant relationship between environmental awareness and participation in environmental activities of higher secondary students.