Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GENERAL EDUCATION IN UAE

Dr. Ashwitha Antony, Ms. Jaya Sunil Kumar

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The theme of sustainability has received attention and support from various academic and non- academic organizations due to the environmental issues that have escalated recently. Hence the need arises in educating today’s youth about sustaining the environment. This study emphasizes the importance of sustainability in moulding undergraduate students in the UAE to become responsible and committed individuals by integrating environmental sustainability in the general education program. Questionnaires were distributed to 200 first year students (Emiratis and expatriates) of Abu Dhabi University. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data. The findings indicate that majority of the students support integration of sustainability into general education and that more awareness about sustainability can provide solutions to the environmental problems in the UAE.

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Dr. Ashwitha Antony, Ms. Jaya Sunil Kumar Environmental Sustainability and General Education in UAE Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 11 November 2015

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