ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LITERACY CAMPAIGN AMONG OSUN STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

The paper investigated environmental education literacy among Osun State primary school teachers. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all primary school teachers in Osun State. The study sample constituted 134 primary school teachers that were selected using multi stage sampling procedure. One research instrument tagged Questionnaire on Environmental Education Awareness Campaign among Osun State Primary School Teachers (QEEACOSPST) was used for the study. The result showed that the primary school teachers' level of awareness of environmental education in Osun State is high at 61.2%. The result also showed that seminar and conference are the predominant approach in sensitizing primary school teachers towards environment education in Osun State with 59.7%. Finally, the result showed that environmental education awareness workshop had impact on primary school teachers' knowledge on environmental education in Osun State (t = 2.819; p < 0.05). The study concluded that primary school teachers' level of awareness of environmental education in Osun State is high and seminar and conference are the prominent mode of sensitizing primary school teachers towards environment education in the state. The study further concluded that environmental education awareness workshop had impact on primary school teachers' knowledge on environmental education in Osun State.