Awareness of Atomic Radioactive Pollution and Global Warming among School Teachers in Tirunelveli District.

E.Neelamegam; Dr R.Selvaraju

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

Awareness of Atomic Radioactive Pollution and Global Warming among School Teachers in Tirunelveli District.

E. Neelamegam, Dr R. Selvaraju

Abstract :

A survey was conducted to find the awareness of atomic radioactive pollution and global warming among school teachers. The sample for the present study consisted of seven hundred fifty school teachers are selected randomly from sixty primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. The objectives were, to find out whether there is any significant difference in awareness of atomic radioactive pollution and global warming among school teachers on the basis of their demographic and institutional variables. The findings of the study were (i) The male and female school teachers do not differ significantly in their awareness of atomic radioactive pollution. (ii) The government, self– financing and government aided school teachers differ significantly in their awareness of atomic radioactive pollution. (iii) The rural, urban and semi urban school teachers differ significantly in their awareness of atomic radioactive pollution. (iv)The male and female school teachers differ significantly in their awareness of global warming. (v) The boys, girls and co–education school teachers differ significantly in their awareness of global warming. (vi) The rural, urban and semi urban school teachers differ significantly in their awareness of global warming