Assessment Of Differences On Students Awareness And Attitude Towards Deforestation And Soil Erosion In Shire Area Highschools

Currently environmental problems are becoming the havoc problems facing our world.rnParticularly environmental problems like soil erosion and deforestation are seriousrnproblems in Ethiopia. Environmental problems only can be solved if citizens developrnawareness about environmental problems and brings favorable attitudes which in turnrnbring behavioral change. Inline with this, the study focused on assessment of students’rnawareness and attitude towards deforestation and soil erosion in Shire Indasilassie andrnSemema secondary schools to determine their awareness and attitude and identifyrnsignificant differences based on school type and other subpopulations.rnThe study followed a comparative research methodology. In the study 346 samplernrespondents were selected using proportional stratified random sampling method. Datarnwas gathered using a set of questionnaire consisted of two sections (one that measurernabout awareness which comprised of 27 questions and the second section that measurernrespondents’ attitude consisting of 13 questions) and two focus group discussions wasrnused as instrument of data collection. To analayse data the survey has employedrnqualitative and quantitative methods in that, data gathered through questionnaire andrnfocus group discussion analaysed quantitatively and qualitatively respectively.rnIt was also found out that in the awareness test; female, Semema high school students,rninterested to environment related courses, those rural based students, students from lowrnincome and illiterate parents found better of in their awareness to thernlocal environmental problems. Moreover, female, grade ten, rural based, Semema highrnschool students, students from low income and illiterate parents were found to havernfavorable attitude towards the problem in the attitude test. There was a very weakrnpositive bivariate correlation between students’ environmental awareness and attitude.rnBased on the results of the survey, the researcher concluded that majority of students ofrnthe study area have low awareness and unfavorable attitude towards the problemrnunderstudy. Furthermore, the study revealed that their source of information about thernenvironment and its allied problem is the formal education system. In addition, review ofrnenvironment related subjects revealed inadequate and shallow contents targeted to thernenvironment are integrated. Depending on the major finding and conclusions, the surveyrnrecommended schools of the study area to do their beast to increase students awareness and brings favorable attitude by opening environmental clubs and broadcasting environmental issues through school media. Furthermore, the survey recommended to the curriculum designers to incorporate more environmental contents into Biology and Geography courses which in turn can promote more awareness and positive attitude towards environmental issues

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