Role of Science Club in Developing Environmental Awareness of Secondary School Students ##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main## Abstract Environmental education may be defined as the education about the environment, from the environment through the environment and for the environment. The proper conservation and management of natural resources would be an important factor for the safety and survival of mankind. The guiding principle and pedagogical ideal of environmental education is the environmentally responsible consumer, industrial producer, employee, citizen, policy maker, traveller, athlete, tourists and farmer. The best way to bring about a change in the attitudes in the society is through children. The present study has a far reaching effect on the practical dimension of education. The objective of the study was to find out difference between members and non-members of science club in environmental awareness. The result shows that the participation in Science club enhances the environmental awareness of the students. References Agnihotri, G. (2004). Environmental awareness in the trainees. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of BundalKhand, BundalKhand. Andrew (1971). Environmental Awareness Sampler, Retrieved, December 14, 2009, from http://www.erioc.ed.gov/ERIC web portal/custom/portlets/record details/detailmini.jsp. Cavus (2009). Using Mobile learning to increase Environmental Awareness, Retrieved, January 12, 2010, from http://www.elsevier.com . Kaushik, Vivek. (2002). A comparative study of environmental awareness and attitude towards environmental education of B.Ed. students, Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Michael. (2008). Science Education for Environmental Awareness, 14(1), 1–17 (ERIC Document Reproduction service No. EJ785612). Rao, A. (2000). The story of the Environment. New Delhi: Roshan offset Printers. Herbert, D. (1973). Teaching elementary school science. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Limited. Koul, L. (1997). Methodology of Educational Research. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Private Limited. Krishnamacharya, V. (2005). Environmental Education. New Delhi: Neel kamal Publications Private Limited. Blum, Abraham. (1981). A Survey of Environmental Issues Treated in science education curricula. Journal of Research in science teaching, 18(15). Goldman, D., Peer, S. and Yavetz, B. (2003). Environmental Literacy in Teacher Training in Israel: Environmental Behaviors of New Students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 38(1). Kripa, Shankar. (2008). Protecting the Environment, Indian journal of Educational Protection, 28(10). Download Article DOWNLOAD PDF Submission Details Published: 2026-04-21 Issue: Volume - 7 (2021) Section: Article Authors Neena Thankappan Asst. Professor, MES Training College, Marampally, Kerala Keywords Environmental Science Science Club Environmental Awareness
