Environmental education and pro-environmental behavior among UM Peñaplata college students

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of environmental education and pro-environmental behavior and examine the relationship between environmental education and pro-environmental behavior among UM Peñaplata College students. This study was conducted with 244 respondents. The research approach was quantitative; a descriptive-correlational design was employed. Thus the researchers used mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlational, and regression for data analysis and interpretation. The results revealed that environmental education and students' pro-environmental behavior are high. Further, there is a moderate correlation between environmental education and pro-environmental behavior among students. It underscored that students who apply an environmental value tend to be aware of their behavior affects the environment. The more the school integrates environmental education, the more it fosters pro-environmental behavior. Therefore, incorporating environmental education into schools enhances students' sustainable actions towards the environment.