ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT PESHAWAR

Environmental degradation is serious issue that has adverse impacts on human population locally, regionally and globally. There is dire need to adopt environmentally friendly lifestyle to minimize further environmental degradation. One of the mediums through which environmentally friendly attitude and behavior may be inculcated is through school education. The purpose of this study was to investigate environmental activities organized in High Schools of District Peshawar. The population for this study was comprised of 77 Headmasters of the High Schools in District Peshawar. A sample of 65 Headmasters was selected randomly from the above-mentioned population. One questionnaire was developed from the relevant literature for the Headmasters and was self-administered by the researcher. The collected data was entered into Excel and was analyzed and interpreted through SPSS 20 using the frequencies, percentages, and Chi-square test was applied. The results indicated that most of the High Schools had never organized environmental activities for secondary level students. It was suggested that the High Schools may organize various environmental activities such as plantation, parks visits, debate competition, environmental club and drawing competition