Environmental Concerns of Grade 5 Pupils of Nasugbu West Central School, Nasugbu, Batangas

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parenting is not an easy task and a never-ending job so parents should be knowledgeable enough on bringing up their children because their parenting style can influence their children's performance, success and behavior. In order to adequately manage the problems of their children's behavior, parents themselves need to be aware of the disciplinary practices that they impose on their children. The disciplinary styles of parents greatly affect the total development of the children especially in their behavior. The researcher sought a study regarding the parenting of environmental concern of pupils of Nasugbu West Central school specifically the intermediate pupils and how they are environmentally aware.

METHODS

This study, which focused on the awareness, values and involvement towards environmental concerns will serve as the basis for intervention program, used the descriptive method of survey with the aid of a survey questionnaire on environmental study. The descriptive method for the investigator was used to gather information about present existing conditions. The respondents were chosen in intermediate level so as to asses even their attitude toward the environmental concern and awareness. After the retrieval of questionnaire, the data was tallied, interpreted and summarized.

RESULTS

It revealed that the respondents of the study very strongly agreed that environmental trust is incorporated in the vision/mission statement of the school with utmost emphasis on the aspect of the environmental protection and conservation they actively participated and were involved in. The school offers environmental activities such as an open space for mini forest, orchidarium, botanical gardens and the likes where the students can reflect and sustain their minds as to the appreciation of the environment. The school advocates a non-smoking campus as part of its environmental policy. Overall result showed that students very strongly agreed that they have concerns on their environment through protecting and conserving it.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results of the research study, the overall result showed that the student-respondents involved themselves in conserving the environment. Implementation of programs and projects that promote environmental concerns for the promotion of healthy environment not only in the vicinity of the school but also in their own barangays. Organization and activities play an important role to promote and establish the environmental concern of the pupils in Nasugbu West Central School.