Teachers’ Perceptions of Environmental Education, Awareness, and Behavior Toward Environmental Issues

Background and Objective: From elementary school onwards, environmental education ought to be a significant part of education worldwide. The school teacher bears a significant amount of responsibility for fostering children’s environmental consciousness; hence need to be adequately prepared in the subject of environmental education. The objective of this study is to assess teachers’ perceptions of environmental education, awareness, and behavior toward environmental issues. Materials and Methods: A review of earlier research studies on the relationship between environmental issues and environmental education was conducted. Evaluations were conducted on the environmental awareness techniques and how they were applied in pre-primary, primary, and upper grades. The pertinent material was retrieved and examined from Google Scholar, cited journals, international blogs, institutes, and educational databases. Results: According to the report, the environmental education curriculum needs to be reoriented to make it more appealing and sensitive to regional environmental concerns. Furthermore, it is necessary to reorganize associated policies to raise awareness of environmental management issues among the general public, particularly among school-level children. Environmental education is necessary to enhance students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviour. Incorporating environmental education into students’ education is crucial. To empower teachers and match their training with the most recent curricula, it is suggested that teacher training be redesigned. Conclusion: Both cognitive and practical-behavioral elements are part of the future teachers’ vision for implementing environmental education in the classroom. A substantial portion of general education is devoted to environmental education. Primary school pupils’ thinking is heavily influenced by experience, and they pick up knowledge from authority figures fast. A future educator will be able to motivate children to take local action for a better future and educate them about today’s environmental issues.