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@article{190375,
        author = {Preeja K Gopal and Ronu Thomas},
        title = {Environmental Awareness Among Pre-service teachers},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {4487-4492},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190375},
        abstract = {Environment is a gift of nature and it is a multidimensional and inter disciplinary concept. It consists of air, water, and land which influences all forms of life in one way or other. It is impossible to understand life without studying nature. Environmental awareness is having an understanding of the environment, the impacts of human behavior on it, and the importance of its protection. The three dimensions of consumer environmental awareness were identified as attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control. 'Attitude' reflects an individual's positive or negative evaluation of environmentally friendly behaviors. 'Subjective norms' indicate the social pressures or expectations from family, friends, or society that affect a person’s environmental actions. 'Perceived behavioral control' refers to the individual’s belief in their ability to perform eco-friendly behaviors, considering available resources and obstacles. Environmental awareness is critical because it can help us to become aware of the impacts on the earth created by human activities leading to global warming, environmental degradation, flood, drought and pollution etc. To compact this problem, we need environmentally sensitive people. The present study was conducted to find out the environmental awareness of Pre-service teachers in Kottayam district. The sample size was 40 B.Ed. students from Kottayam district in Kerala. The result showed that there exists a significant difference in the environmental awareness of B.Ed. students with respected to discipline. Environmental awareness of science students is higher than that of art subject students. The study also showed that there is no significant difference in the environmental awareness with respect to gender and locality.},
        keywords = {Environmental awareness, Environmental attitude, social influence, perceived behavior control, Pre-service teachers},
        month = {January},
        }