International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

“Knowledge of secondary school teachers towards environmental education and sustainable development: A case study of high school teachers of District Kupwara of Jammu and Kashmir state, India”

  • Author:
  • Ajaz Ahmad Naikoo, Shahataj Begum
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 875 to 888

*PhD Candidate at Dept. of Education, Karnatak University, Dharwad

**Associate Professor, Dept. of Education, Karnatak University, Dharwad

Abstract

This study provides a detailed description of the teachers’ knowledge towards environmental education and sustainable development. A total of 600 teachers from 50 different secondary schools were selected and administered a knowledge questionnaire consisting of 30 items having both positive and negative questions. The sample consisted of secondary school teachers of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir State, India and after the analysis of the collected data, it was found that majority of the teachers have knowledge towards sustainable development and environmental education.