Awareness of the Water Issue among University Female Students’ From the Perspectives of Different – Cognitive -Enriching Experiences

Mehany, Dalia Ahmed Mohamed

doi:10.21608/jssa.2019.63349

Awareness of the Water Issue among University Female Students’ From the Perspectives of Different – Cognitive -Enriching Experiences

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Dalia Ahmed Mohamed Mehany

10.21608/jssa.2019.63349

Abstract

Summary
The aim of the research: - The current research aims to compare the effectiveness of three educational and enriching approaches in terms of water awareness among university female students.

The sample of the research: The study sample consists of female college students in their 2_nd and 3rd grades of English, Psychology and Primary Education departments, all from educational sections in Women’s College, Ain Shams University.

The tools of the research: The researcher use 2 tools in this research one of them Psychometric Test (For a better environment) prepared by the researcher, and the other is (An Intervention Program for develop positive behaviors towards environment) prepared by the researcher.

The Questions of the Study: The problem of this study can be phrased in the following questions
- To what extent is the degree of awareness of the water issue in the four research groups different?
- To what extent does the experimental group –the 4^{th group < /sup> – exceed than the other groups in the level of environmental awareness?

The Research Methodology: The research was based on Quasi Experimental Methodology in measuring environmental awareness in the issue of water conservation

The Research Terminology and Key Words: Environmental Awareness - Water Conservation - Environmental Education - Positive Psychology - Waste Water - Water Misuse - Knowledge Experiences (Enrichment)

The Research Results:
1- There are statistically significant differences in awareness of the water issue among the student groups, which differ according to the enrichment content presented to them.
2- There are statistically significant differences between the average scores of the students in the fourth group - for which the enrichment program - and all the other groups in favor of the fourth group (The Experimental one). -}