The role of compulsory environmental education in higher learning: A study in the University of Delhi

Abstract

The role of Environmental education is perceived as one that would generate awareness and provide opportunities to gain knowledge, attitudes and skills which are required to protect and improve the environment. This study examines the role of the newly introduced compulsory Environmental Science course in the undergraduate program in creating a change in the environmental behavior of the students, and the impact of variation in the discipline competency among teachers. The results of the present study reflect that the students with a science background have more interest, knowledge, participation, and contribution towards the environment as compared to students with a non-science background. Similar is the finding where teachers with and without formal training in Environmental Science have been surveyed.

Acknowledgments

The study was carried out as a master’s level dissertation of Ms. Shristi Choudhary under the supervision of Dr. Anindita Roy Saha at the Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India in the year 2017. Authors thank all the respondents for their cooperation, sincere inputs, and consent.