INTRODUCTION

Every human being has the right of decent life, but today there are elements
in on environment that tend to militate against the attainment and enjoyment
of such a life the exacerbation of the pollution of environment can cause
untold misery, unhappiness and suffering to human beings crop up, simply
because of out lack of concern for the common good and the absence of
sense of reasonability and ethics for sustaining a balance eco-system. If we
are to aspire to a better quality of life one which will ensure freedom form
want, from disease itself then when must all joint hands to stem the
increasing codification of this earth) Minda, C.S. 1990).
Most current environment problem are essentially a result of peoples
activities and their attitude towards the environment. Now environment
education is the only effective short and long term instrument to bring about
only desired changes or modification of attitude and behavior of individuals
towards environment environmental education is a learning process that
increases students knowledge, awareness about the environment &
associated challenges, develops the necessary skills, foster attitude,
commitment to take decision and responsible actions so, environment
education must be integrated into the whole system of formal education at
various levels of school curriculum.

ENVIRONMENT
Environment means the surroundings, land water, air, plants, animals, solid
wastes and other things that are surrounding us constitute our environment.
Man and environment are closely intertwined with each other, to maintain a
balance or equilibrium in nature. Different groups of people working in
different areas express it in various ways. When physical scientists talk
about environment they generally refer to the physical environment that
comprises the three inter locking systems the atmosphere, the Hydrosphere
and the Lithosphere.
Biologists often refer to biological environment consisting of all living
organisms of the Biosphere Similarly social scientists refer to the social,
cultural, economic and organizational environment. Hence environment may
be defined as the sum of all social, cultural, economical, biological,
physical and chemical factors surrounding the man to given necessary
protection to him.
Two types of environment we may come across. One is the natural
environment of the air, water, solid wastes, noise, radiation, soil, timber,
wildlife and living space etc. The second one is the man-made environment

that deals with work environment, housing, technology, aesthetics,

transportation, utilities, settlement, urbanization and so on.
These environmental components are considered as the resources and are
mostly exploited and utilized by the mean to fulfill their basic physical needs
they can be considered as the fellow members of the global econ-system
with which mean establish emotional, intellectual, or physical relationship
and these provide the basis for a sense of purpose of life to them.
Thus, man is firmly placed as an important part of the global ecosystem,
which depends on him much as her depends on it. Hence, there is a close
relationship between man and environment.
Environment Education
Environmental education (EE) refers to organized efforts to teach about how
natural environment function and particularly, how

human being can

manage their behavior and ecosystem in order to live sustainably. The term
is often used to imply education within the school system, from primary to
post secondary. However, it is sometimes used more broadly to include all
efforts to educate the public and other audiences, including print materials,
websites, media campaigns, etc. related disciplines include outdoor
education and experiential education.

Environmental education is a learning process that increases peoples

knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges,
develops the necessary skills and expert is to address the challenges, and
fosters, attitudes motivation, and commitments to make informed decision
and take responsible action (UNESCO, Thilisi Declaration, 1978)
Centre for environment education was established in August 1984 as a centre
of excellence supported by the ministry of environment and forests,
Government of India, CEF, a national institution with us headquarter in
Ahmedabad has a mandate to promote environmental awareness nationwide.
OBJECTIVE OF ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
Development of educational teaching materials and aids in the formal
education sector.
To encourage non-government organizations, mass media and other
concerned organization for promotion awareness among the people at
all levels.
To
promote

environment

education

through

existing

educational/scientific/research institutions.
To ensure training and manpower development in environment
education and to mobilize people awareness for the preservation and
conservation of environment.

Environmental policies and declaration

Public education and knowledge about the environment are the key factors
in any attempt to maintain a proper balance and ensure substable
development Recognizing the potential of Environment Education as an
effective instrument in preventing environmental crises and as an essential
elements of sustainable development, India Environmental Society has been
engaged in spearheading Environmental knowledge and Awareness from the
very beginning. IES has
Undertaken a few new projects on Environmental Educational and is also
continuing with some of the ongoing programmers.
a) Supreme Court on 22.11.1991 directed the state and other authorities
to create environmental awareness among the students through the
medium of education and ordered it to be strictly implemented under
the supervision of the state authorities. NCERT was directed to
prepare a model syllabus to be taught at different grades providing for
environmental awareness. The objective of the environmental
education is to enlighten the public, particularly students about the
importance of protection and conservation of our environment and the
need to restrain human acitivities which lead to indiscriminate release

of pollutant into the environment. The Supreme Court judgment in the

M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India case requires that the Govenmnet of
India and all the State Governments. Should include Environmental
Education in the curriculum of school and college. The ruling comes
into effect from 2004 and all educational institutions are required to
introduce environmental studies. Accoridng to Belgrade Charter
(1975) the aim of environmental education is to develop an citizenry
which is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its
associated problems and that has the knowledge attitudes, motivation
commitment and the skills to work individually and collectively
towards solutions of current problem and prevention of the new ones.
b) The National Policy on Education (1986) stated that protection of the
environment is a value, which must from an integral part of
curriculum at all stages of education, according to Louis Vernal The
Ministry of Environment and Forest has formulated the policy to
create awareness among all section of society through national
environment awareness campaigns, setting up of paryavaran Vahinsis,
eco-clubs, production of audiovisual and print materials, exhibitions
etc many Non-Government Organizations, educational organizations
and social organizations are actively involved in this programmee

through padayatras, rallies, public mettings, exhibitions, flok dances,

street plays, seminar and competitions etc.
c) CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES
Within five years of the Stockholm Conference, India amended its
consititutional as a constitutional obligation, Article 48A lays down.
The state shall endeyor to protect and improve the environment and
to safeguard the forest and wildlife of the country.
It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the
natural environment including forests, lakes, river and wildlife and to have
compassion for living creatures.
Soon after the Stockholm conference, India setup a National Committee on
Environment Planning and Coordination (NCEPC). This committee was
concerned with issues relating to appraisal of development projects, human
settlements planning. Survey of eco-system, like wetland and spread of
environment education. In 1980, Government of India appointed Tiwari
Committee to make recommendation on environmental issues. The
committee recommended the following:
1. Comphensive reviews and reformation of some Central and State Acts
(such as the Insecticides Act, 1968), the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; and the forest Act, (1927).

2. New Legislation for Areas of action not covered by the present laws
(such as those concerning toxic substances.
3. The introduction of Environment Protection in the Concurrent List
of the Seventh Schedule.
The committee inter alia recommended for the establishment of
separate

Departemnt

of

Environment.

Accepting

the

recommendations, Department of Environment was set up on

November 1, 1980 by the government, assigning it the following
functions:
1. To act as nodal agency for environmental protection and ecodevelopment in the country.
2. To carry out environmental appraisal of development project through
other ministries/agencies as well as directly.
3. To have administrative responsibility for:
A. Pollution monitoring and regulation.
B. Conservation of critical eco-system designated as Biosphere
Reserves.
C. Conservation of marine eco-system.
The NCEPC was replaced by a National Committee on Environment
Planning with the following functions:
a) Preparation of an annual State of Environment Report for the
country.
b) Establishing an Environmental Information and Communication
System to propagate environmental awareness through and

Communication system to propagate environmental awareness

through the mass media.
c) To sponsor environmental research.
Arranging public hearings or conferences on issues of environmental
concerns.
Environmental protection Enactments and Environment Protection Act,
1986; At the Stockholm Conferences, the then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira
Gandhi said .extreme from in which questions of population or
environmental pollution are posed, obscure the total view of political,
economics and social situations.. it is said that in country after country,
progress should become synonymous with an assault on nature Among
the rest of making, we in India inspire of Ashoka have been guilty of
wanton disregard for the courses of our sustenance.
India also embarked on several legisintive measures for the protection of
environment and for minting ecological balance, These were. The water Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. These enactinents were
amended from time to time to make them more effective.
Another significant step was setting up of independent Ministry of
Environment and Forest at the Central Government Level in 1985. Till

1980s emphasis seems to have been chiefly to prevent and control pollution.
In 1986 the Government of India passed a comprehensive Environment
Protection , Act. 1986 as an after math of Bhopal tragedy of 1984 to cover
many aspect other than prevention and control of pollution given below. The
Environment Protection Act. (1986) was passed for the protection of
substances, speedy response in the event of accidents threatening
environment and deferent punishment to those who endanger human
environment, safety and health.
The seventh Plan lay down well defined strategy for environment protection.
This strategy is the result of realization that environment and natural
resources represent the most fundamental building block for natural
development and social well being. The main components in this regard to
environment protection are:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

Pollution monitoring and control

Environmental impact assessment
Resource Conservation
Eco-development
Environmental Research promotion.
Environmental education, training and awareness.
Environmental information
Co-ordianation and liaison with State government/Union Territories
Environment policy and law.
International co-operation.
Strengthening of the organization structure.

Eighth year Plan further strengthened the Environmental policies. In the

Eight Plan allocation of funds for the protection of environment were
increased and a state wise allocation was formulated.
The Government of India set up a cell to ensure effective implementation of
anti-pollution measures and measures for protection of environment. India
embarked in a big way inh the direction of protection of environment in
launching new programmes. Noteworthy are the project for cleaning of
Ganga and Yamuna India has embarked on the project of forestation. India
became signatory to Earth Summit 1992.
World environment day
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on 5 th June to raise
global awareness of the need to take positive environment action. It is run by
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It was the day that
united Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The united
Nations Conference on the Human Environment was for 5-16 June 1972. It
was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. The first
World Environment Day was in 1973. World Environment day is hosted
every year by a different city with a different theme and is commemorated
with an international exposition in the week of 5 June. World Environment

day is in spring in the Northern Homisphere and fall in the southern

Hemisphere.
Stockholm was with a doubt the land mark event in the growth of
International environmentalism. Writes John McCormick in the book
Reclaiming ?Paradise. It was the first occasion on which the political social
and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at an
intergovernmental forum with a view to actually taking corrective action.
Theme 2012
Green Economy: Brazil Named Global Host of World Environment Day
2012 Nairobi (Kenya), 22 Februrary 2012. The UNEP today announced that
Brazil, with one of the fastest growitn economies in the world, will host
World environment Day 2012 (WED) on 5 June. This years theme Green
Economy; invites everyone to both assess where the Green Economy fits in
their daily lives and evaluate whether development through these pathways
towards a Green Economy can deliver the kinds of social economic and
environmental outcomes need in a world of seven billion people, climbing to
over nine billion in 2050. Brazil had previously hosted WEB in 1992, on the
eve of the first Earth Summit, when world leaders, government officials and

international organizations met to refocus, recalibrate and deliver a route

map towards sustainable development.
In celebrating Web in Brazil in 2012, we are returning to the roots of
contemporary sustainable development in order to forge a nw path that
reflects the reliaties but also the oppo9rtunities of a new centure, said
Achim steiner, Un Under-Secretary General and UNEP Exectuve Director.
Three weeks after web, Brazil will hot Rio-20 where world leaders and
nationsl will gather in order to design a future that takes sustainable
development from theory and pathchy success to the locomotive of
transformational change a pathway that can grow economics and generate
decent jobs without pushing the globe past planetary boundaries, he added.
According to UNEPs Towards a Green Economy: Pathway to Sustainable
Development and Poverty Eradication, the Country is also at the forefront of
building an economy that includes recycling and renewable energy and the
generation of green jobs. Brazils recycling industry generates returns of
US$2 billion a year while cutting greenhouse gas emission by 10 million
tones. Recyling in all its forms arelady employs 12 million people in three
countries alon; Brazil, China and the United States.
Theme 2011

Forests- Nature At your Services-cover one third of the earths land mass
performing vital function and services around the world which make our
planet alive with possibilities. In fact, 1.6 billion people depend on forests
for their livelihoods. They play a key role in our battle against climate
change, releasing oxyen into the atmosphere while storing carbon dioxide.
Thousand of activities were organized worldwide, with beach clean-ups,
concerts exhibits, film festivals community events and much more. This
years global host, India, is a country of wide biodiversity.
Theme 2010
Many Species. One Planet One Future, was the theme of 2010. It celebrated
the diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International year of
biodiversity. This years global host, Rawanda- a country of exceptional
biodiversity that has made huge strides on environmental protection lead the
celebrations with three days huge strides on environmental protection lead
the celebrations with three days of keynote events. Thousand of activites
were organized worldwide, with beach clean-ups, concerts, exhibits, film
festivals, community event and much more.
Theme 2009

The theme for Web 2009 was Your Planet Needs You Unite to combat
Climate change. It reflected the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal
at the crucial climate conventions meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days
later in the year and the links with overcoming poverty and improved
management of forests WEB 2009s host was Mexico which reflected the
growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate
change including its growing participation in the carbon markets. Mexico is,
also a leading partner in UNEPs Billion Tree Campaign. The Country with
the support of its President and people has spearheaded the pledging and
planting of some 25 percent of the trees under the complain. Accounting for
around 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission, the country is
demonstrating its commitment to climate change on several fronts. Mexican
President Felipe Calderon stated that the WEB celebration will further
underline Mexicos determination to manage natural resources and deal with
the most demanding challenge of the 21st Century climate change.
Pittsburg, was selected as the North American host city by the Unep to join
world environment Day-2010. The theme of this year was Many species.
One Planet, One Future. Highlighting theme Biodiversity-Ecosystem
Management and the Green Economy.
Theme 2008

The host for world Environment Day 2008 was New Zealand, with the main
international celebrations sechdule for Wellington. The slogan for 2008 was
Co2, Kick the Habit ! Towards a low Carbon Economy. New Zealand was
one of the first countries to pledge to achieve carbon neutrality, and will also
focus on forest management as a tool for reducing greenhouse gases.
Activities based around the event have been planned in the wellington region
between 28 day and 13 June. Volunteers appeared around the Auckland
region between 28 day and 13 June. Volunteers appeared around the
Auckland region in New Zealand on Wrold Environment Day 2008. These
volunteers were locted primarily at Major transport hubs (such as train
stations) and advertised world Environment Day, as well as handing out ecofriendly products such as eco-friendly light bulbs and eco friendly shopping
bags. Volunteers at public transport hubs also handed out stickers with the
slogan Im reducing my carbon footprint ! World Environment Day, Thurday
5 June 2008 as well as providing free entertainment as an act of gratitude to
public transport users. A website has been setup by the ministry of education
to support in-school initiatives. In encourages school pupils to make short
term and longer term pledges to minimize emissions. The list of pledges can
be found on a typical school profiles page. The Chicago Botanic Garden
served as the North American host for world Environment Day on 5 June

2008. The daylong celebration featured netivities for everyone in the family
along with presentation by local and national organizations in the nears of
food shelter energy, education, transportation, and public awareness.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
In 1987, the United Nations released the Brundeland report, which included
what is now one of the most widely recognized definations Sustainable
development is development that meets the need of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The united Nations 2005 world Summit outcome Documents refers to the
interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development
as economic development, social development, and environmental
protection,Based on the triple bottom line, numerous sustainability standars
and certification system have been established in recent year, in particular in
the foods industry. Well known stardards include organic, Rainforest alliance
fair trade, UTZ certified, Bird friendly and The Common Code for the
Coffee Community. Indigenous people have argued, through various
international forums such as the United Nations Permanet forum on

Indigenous issues and the Convention on Bilogical Diversity, that there are
four pillars of sustainable development, the foruth being cultural. The
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (Unesco, 2001) further
elaborates the concept by stating that .Cultural diversity is as necessary
for humankind as biodiversity is for nature, It becomes one of the roots of
development understood not simply in terms of economic growth but also as
a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual emotional moral and
spiritual existence In this vision, cultural diversity is the fourth policy area
of sustainable development.
Some Meaures taken by India Government to Check Environmental
Pollution
1.

Environment Courts: Special Courts are being set up to ensure

speedy justice of the poor against factories that pollute the
Environment.

2.

Environment Friendly Product: The government is setting stringent

standards for all products in the market. Those, which meet these
standards of production and performance will be given the label of
excellence like ISI mark.

3.

Unleading of Petrol: Refineries are being persuaded to make their

petrol load free. India Petrol has the highest lead content, which
creates major pollution through automobiles.

4.

Ban on Harmful Pesticides: Eight Chemical pesticides, of which

DDT, BHC Aldrinand Marathion are the main culprits have been
isolated. These are now plans to replace with safe bio-pesticides.

5.

National Waste Management Council: The main task is to convert

40 million tones of fly-ash, that lie as a mountain near thermal power
plants into bricks, city garbage into energy and sewage into fertilizer.

6.

Public Liability Insurance: This makes it mandatory for all

companies to take out a public liability insurance to be paid in 48
hours.

7.

Pollution by Motor Vehicles: Anti-pollution measures against motor

vehicles are being strictly enforced. Vehicles not adhering to the
standards prescribed are fined heavily and may even be asked to be
off the road.

8.

Hotel Near Sea Shore: Action has been taken against a large number
of hotels which encroach beaches in fragrant violation of laws.

9.

National River Action Plan: The proposal is to set up a National

river authority which will plan policy for water use and waste
management at the national level.

10.

Solar Energy Commission: Since the energy sector is the major

polluter, the idea is to create decentralized energy at the village level,
instead of multiplying the mainstream producer.

11.

No Smoking in Public Places. The Delhi government has taken has a

lead in this direction.

ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS

Knowledge is a precondition for environmental awareness to ignite in
individuals. It is the students ability to understand and evaluate the impact
of a society on the ecosystem. Rational actions toward the environment are
the translation of knowledge that individuals have. High level of knowledge
on the environment will create positive attitude towards the environment
belief and fellings that individual have for the environment. Knowledge
increase awareness which combination would motivate environmentally
responsible actions. Environmental knowledge is not a series of separate
issues but rather than that an area of knowledge. A holistic approach will
offer a better understanding of environmental knowledge. A holistic

approach views the relations between different part as a pattern, knowledge

is a key concept in this research. It is important from an educational
perspective to understand the formation of knowledge in students. It is
important to ascertain how student think about the environment and how
they develop environmental knowledge.
Environmental knowledge involves learning about the natural systems that
sustain life and how those systems are affected by human activity.
Environmental knowledge raises public awareness of the environmental
consequences of our actions. During the last decades the trend for
environmental protection has expanded in various areas. Including the realm
of education. The underlying assumptions of this inclusion are:a) If people are aware of the need for and the ways of protecting the
environment they will act to preserve it.
b) Snoors sound assume responsibility

for

educating

about

environmental protection.
c) Environmental education (EE) can be effective as a part of a school
curriculum.
It is becoming evident to all agents involved in EE that the significance of
the old idea of building upon the prior knowledge and experience of each

student acquires new meaning in the contexst of EE (Paraskevopoulos et.,

1998).
Scientitis like Rachol Carson and the environmentalists who led
philosophers to consider the philosophical aspect of environmental
problems, as a branch of environmental philosophy. Environmental ethics
refers to the responsibility to understand the environmental consequences of
our consumption and need to recognize our individual and social
responsibility to conserve natural resources & protect the earth for future
generations. Environmental ethics is a branch of environemtal philosophy
that studies and ethical relationship between human beings and the
environment. Environmental ethics believe in the ethical relationship
between human beings & the natural environment. It is concerned with the
dos and dont of the human being to the environment. It deals with
ecological right of all creatures present today as well as those that will
follow on the earth. Environmental ethics has given a new dimension to the
conversation of natural resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
An Environmental problems arises whenever there is a change in the quality
or quantify of any environmental factor which directly or indirectly affects

the health and well being of man in an adverse manner. Environmental

problem can be studied from two different viewpoints. One is simply to look
for adverse effect with regard to their origin in order to detect rends that call
for further investigation the other is to try to understand the cause and effect
relationship. Which make better prediction and proper management possible.
Both natural and man-made lakes have suffered from cutrophication. In
lakes receiving nitrogen and phosphorus compounds and other agricultural
fertilizers, unprecedented blooms of alage have occurred. The alge
themsevel can spoil water quality and recreational conditions. When they
dies and decay, the oxygen demand may exceed the supply with resultant
fish kills. The average oxygen content of some fresh water bodies has
decreased very markedly in historic time. The effects of added nutrients on
marine life are not well known but there may be particularly important
synergistic effects, for example, if the oxidation of oil in the sea is
biologically controlled. Fertilization of the seas may enhance the production
of directly economically valuable species. Because eutrophication is
primarily a local problem, it has not been included in the global environment
monitoring system.
The availability to man of freshwater of high quality is becoming an acute
problem is many countries. Water requirements countinue to increases with

the growth of populations and living standards and the expansion of

agriculture and industry. Water is needed for power generation irrigation,
navigation and community water supply. Often it is drawn from international
rivers or lakes and in many instances international co-oepation is neede in
the allocation of water and technical aspects of water resource development
projects. The availability of ground water is most often a local problem but it
has international implications in relation to the general effect which a
depletion of ground water may have within a larger region.
Although natural disasters constitute a very important environmental
problem. It is not pertinent to include a programme directly related to natural
disaster monitoring or warming within the global environmental monitoring
system. It is appropriate however, that the system should provide assistance
in reporting phenomena that relate to natural disasters.
Most current environment are essentiality a result of peoples activities and
their attitude towards the environment. Now environment education is the
only effective short and long term instrument to bring about only desired
changes or modification of attitude and behavior of individuals toward
environment. Environmental education is a learning process that increases
students knowledge awareness about the environment & associated
challenges, develops the necessary skills, forster attude commitment to take

decisions and responsible actions, So environmental education must be

integrated into the whole system of formal education at various levels of
school curriculum. A central feature of many program is finding solutions to
environmental problems, because these problems typically affect a number
of parties, there are often conflicting demands for solutions.
Adjusting the relationship between humans and nature is one of the most
fundamental issue we face and must deal with today. With the increasing
deterioration of ecological system on which human being rely and the
aggravation of the environmental crisis, human beings have realized that we
cannot relay on economic and judicial method alone to solve the problems of
environmental pollution and ecological imbalances, we must also appeal to
human being limitless internal ethical resources. Only after we have adopted
an appropriate attitude towards nature and have established a new ethical
relationship between human beings and nature will we be able to love and
respect nature automatically as well as conscientiously and only with the
guidance of such love as respect can we successfully deal with the issues of
environmental pollution and ecological imbalances.
Justification of t study

Over recent decades, global problems relating to degradation of natural

resource and pollution have increase dreamily. Natural resources are
depleted of river areas, soil depletion and loss of biodiversity, are some of
the problem that have become a major concern. Air and water pollution have
reached such levels that have already resulted in serious health problems, as
well as negative impact on the environment, and inevitably invludicing
prospects for long term economic growth. Awareness is essential to solve
these problems. On the other hand, without a positive attitude towards
environmental education as subject, our Secondary school will not be able to
motivate our future generation to take environment related problems as
challenge. Thats why the present venture had been made in this direction to
study the environmental awareness and attitude of Secondary School
Students towards Environmental Issues.
STATEMENT OF THE TOPIC
A study of Attitude of Secondary School Students Towards Environmental
Issues.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE TERM USED
Attitude:-

1. Attitude denotes the sum total of mans inclination and feels,

prejudice biosphere conceived, notion, ideas, fears threat about any
specific topic.
2. An Attitude can be defined as a enduring organization of motivational
emotional, perceptual and cognitive process with respect to some
aspect to the individuals world

Secondary School Students:1. A Secondary School is a school which provides Secondary Education,
between the ages of 11 and 16 or 11 and 18 after primary school and before
higher education.
2. In India high school is a grade of education from Standards is IX to X
standards IN and X are also called Secondary school usually students from
ages 14 to 17 study in this section
Environmental Issues:
1. Environmental Issues are harmful effects of human activity on the
biophysical environment. Environmentalism is a social and environmental
movement addressed Environmental Issues through advocacy education and
activism.

2. Environmental Issues are defined as problems with the planet's system

(air, water, soil etc.), that have developed as a result of human interference
or mistreatment of
Objectives of the Study
1. To study the attitude of Secondary School Students towards
Environmental Issues.
2. To study the Attitude of Rural & Urban Secondary Schools students
towards Environmental Issue.
3. To study the Attitude of male & female: secondary school students
towards
DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
1. The study will be delimited to the only one district of Haryana named
Yamunanagar.
2. A Sample of 100 students will be taken for the present study.
3. Study is delimited to the Secondary School Students.

The survey of related literature plays a vital role in the field of research. It is
like light house in the sea, which guides the path of the sailing ships.
Without reviewing the related literature, it is very difficult to select a
problem. It is critical aspect in the planning of a new study. Reviewing the
related literature is a time consuming, process but is very essential. It is
always helpful for an investigator to study the literature to the problem,
which he/she is going to study. The study of the related literature gives
certain guidance regarding what are the sources of illumination for an
investigator in avoiding duplication of work, but it also provides the
knowledge regarding the research method, techniques, devices used for data
collection and drawing conclusion. It helps to understand how data should
he analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively and how generalization should
be given.
Best, J.M. (2005) writes that a familiarity with area helps the students to
discover what is already known and problem remain to be solved. So, in the
way whole study of doing research becomes clear through related literature.
2.1 IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE REVIEW
The literature in any field forms the foundation upon which all future wort:
will suit (Walter, R. Bory).

 The literature review performs a number of important functions:

It demonstrates to a Ph.D. committee that the student has read a large
amount of statistical literature to prove that the student is aware of the
wide range Of research In theory and methodology related to the
proposed research topic.
It provides proof to a Ph.D. committee that the student has an deep
undeistandiny (tithe published statistical research related to the topic
of the dissertation.
The survey of related literature plays a vital role in the field of research. It is
like lighthouse in the sea, which guides the path of the sailing ships. Without
reviewing the related literature, it is very difficult to select a problem. It is
critical aspect in the planning of a new study. Reviewing the related
literature is a time consuming process but is very essential. It is always
helpful for an investigator to study the literature to the problem, which
he/she is going to study. The study of the related literature gives certain
guidance regarding what are the sources of illumination for investigator in
avoiding duplication of work, but it also provides the knowledge regarding
the research method, techniques, devices used for data collection and
drawing conclusion. It helps hi understand how data should analyzed
qualitatively and qualitatively and how generalization should be given.

Bes, J.M. (2005)