The Role Of Environmental Literacy In Promoting Conflict Management Skills Among University Students In Rawalpindi And Islamabad

Abstract

Environmental literacy is a widely recognized term, used in different contexts. It is the critical factor of sustainable development and conflict management. Managing conflicts in the university environment are essential for the better educational outcomes. In this study, the role of the environmental literacy in promoting conflict management skills among university students was explored. The objective of the study was to find out the association between environmental literacy and conflict management skills. The researcher used quantitative research approach and survey research design. Questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The population of the study were all the undergraduate students enrolled in Education departments at public sector universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect the data from the respondents. The sample of 323 undergraduate students of education departments was taken according to the Yamanes’ formula. Chi-square was used to check the association between variables across different levels. Findings from this study revealed that there is a significant association between the both variables. The study recommended that curriculum developers should recognize the importance of environmental literacy and should integrate it at each level (i.e. primary, secondary and tertiary). The curriculum must be prepared in an interactive way so that learners must be able to understand what they have learnt, recognize its importance and implement it in the real-world situations.