A Comperative Study of Environmental Awareness among Secondary School Students in Iran and India

The study investigated secondary school students' environmental awareness in India and Iran. Nine hundred and ninety-one students were selected through the stratified random sampling technique from 103 secondary schools of Mysore city (India) and Tehran city (Iran). Subjects consisted of 476 boys and 515 girls. They were assessed using the Environment Awareness Ability Measure (EAAM). Results indicate that there are significant differences between Indian and Iranian students in their level of environmental awareness. Also there are significant differences between them in environmental awareness across and within two groups with regard to their gender. Also type of school management (Government and private) is a factor, which can affect student’s environmental awareness in both countries.

Keywords
Environmental awareness, Causes of pollution, Conservation of soil, Forest, Energy , Human health, Wild life