Evaluation of environmental knowledge Razi University students With an emphasis on global warming and climate change

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the students' awareness of global warming, climate change, its implications in Iran, and strategies to deal with it.

Study method in terms of applied purpose and in terms of the survey method. The statistical population in this study consisted of students of Razi University Kermanshah at all levels of the school. The sampling of students was stratified randomly; based on the proposed model by Morgan and Krejcie, 375 students were selected. The research data were collected using questionnaires developed by the researchers in this study. The validity was, based on experts’ views and the reliability was calculated 0.87 based on Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistical tests using EXCEL and SPSS software. Measured variables are gender, educational level, and strings study.

The research findings indicate that the level of students' recognition of global warming and climate change is average and there isn’t a relationship between gender and their faculty. But compared climatology students in other sciences branches, a significant correlation exists between the educational levels of students' knowledge. While there is a significant correlation between the educational level and students' knowledge.

Education is a prerequisite for general knowledge and awareness of the problems surrounding people. With raising awareness and educating the public about a specific subject (such as global warming and climate change, its manifestations in society, and solutions to deal with its consequences), the attitude towards it changes. A change in attitude can lead to a sense of responsibility. In this way, by raising the level of public awareness (especially among students as an informed and influential group) in society, we can encourage them to participate in solving environmental problems. For this purpose, it is suggested to develop and implement a basic educational program to raise the level of environmental knowledge of students in universities.