PIIION OF CLIMATE CHANGE Among SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL OF The FCT

ABSTRACT

The p·u.rpose dy was to examine the perception of climate change among senior

secondary scJltS in Abuja municipal area council of the FCT Abuja. The study has

an:-J.ongst its < to determine the level of awareness of the students on the issues of

clirnate cb.anlfi their sources of information and the location of their schools.

Ttie study e~sed primary source of data that reflected a cross-age design involving

the collecticative and quantitative data from eight senior secondary schools within

A.buj a in wridents were sampled using the table of random sampling. Data obtained

Vere analy1'ductive manner to identify student's conceptions and factor affecting

tb.eir perce

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imate change. Results revealed that on the average about 49% of the

stt.:1.dents w~f climate change but their awareness was not influenced by factors such

as locationhool, particular source of information or socio-econo:rnic characteristics.

'The resea

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ded that students held moderate pro-environment attitude. In all the

scb.ools sLlY were equally worried about climate change problelll and believed that

its irnpact~re.