ABSTRACT
This
research tends to examine Science Teachers and Students’ Attitude and Awareness
on Climate Change with reference to three private and three public secondary
schools in Ojo-Amuwo Lagos State.
The
research adopted survey design technique and primary source was use in gathering
data with the use of a well-structured questionnaire.
A
sample of Three Hundred students were selected by the use of stratified
sampling technique.
Five
hypotheses were formulated and tested for the purpose of drawing a conclusion
in this research. The data garnered were presented on table and the hypotheses
were analysed with the use of ANOVA.
The
result of the analysese resulted into concluding that there is a significant
difference among best subject and students also there is a significant
difference among the subject base and students attitude to the concept, causes,
consequences and control of climate change.
Recommendations
were proffered to the schools of study and other schools as a whole.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Purpose
of Study
1.3 Statement of Problem
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Statement
of Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of the Study
1.7 Limitation of the Research
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Climate
Change
2.2
Causes of Climate Change
2.3 The Green House Effect
2.4 Rise in Temperature
2.5 Deforestation
2.6 Effects of Some Compounds Such As Nitrogen
Compounds Carbon Sulphur Compounds, O3 and Other Compounds
2.7 Ozone (O3)
2.8 Effect
of Climate Change on Man
2.9 Effects
on Animals
2.10 Effects
on Aquatic Organism
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population
of Study
3.3 Sample
Size of the Population
3.4 Development of Instrument
3.5 Validation of Instrument
3.6 Reliability
of Instrument
3.7 Administration
of the Question
3.8 Procedure
for Data Collection and Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Presentation
of Results
4.2 ANOVA
Table on Subject Base
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of Major Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Climate
change is one of the most undesirable changes that is really causing much
havoc and concern to the entire
inhabitations of the globe. It is a thing of an issue that requires total and
undisturbed attention of every individual living.
Climate
change as noted has become a frequently discussed issue over the past
years. This issue is really or simply at
increase on the earth surface temperature, which is mainly caused by human
activity with question, the technical
term is Anthropogenic.
There
are many factors which could be attributed to as the main cause of this change.
It could be forces caused by internal and external forces like the Earth’s Orbit, solar
radiation and green house gas concentration.
In
addition, the ice age is another example of climate change which recently is
the focus of some.
It
is quite a pity that the earth in which we live today, that has housed
accommodated millions of species, for thousands of years is in grave danger due
to climate change.
Many
have even come to believe that human activities are a major cause of climate change which may be a
catastrophic consequences for the climate and the environment. For example
large-scale melting of land based ice as said and the expansion of the oceans
as water, warms could cause the sea level to rise drastically. Low lying
islands such as Tuvalu in Australia could disappear also a large part of low
lying islands in Netherlands and Florida could also disappear. Moreover
millions of people could be displaced from such places as Shanghai and Calcutta
as well as part of Beng Ladesh.
For
some, the physical processes that underlie global climate systems are complex
and not folly understood. In addition, interest groups tend to put their own
spin on the scientific data such as that
used to show why temperature are rising.
According
to a recent report of the UN sponsored intergovernmental parcel on climate
change (IPCC) climate change, is “unequivocal” or a fact and very likely”
mankind is largely to be blame. Some who differ with this conclusion epically
in regard. To the human factor concede
that cities may be hearting up because they are
growing in size. Moreover concrete and Steel readily absorb the sun’s
heat and tend to cool down slowly at
night. But urban reading, Skeptics say, do not reflect the trend in rural areas
and can distort global statistics.
Modern
scientist and geologist also in recent times have conducted researches and
concluded that by the 21st century, the earth will be 4oC
warmer, due to the effects of excess green house gas.
In
the world today, it is estimated that Australia has about the world’s largest
emission of green house gases followed closely by the United State of America
yet with all these effects, we are yet to know the actual meaning effects of
these to the climate or globe.
Having
elaborated early, the major factors which could be napped down as the backbone
of climate change are by product of greenhouse effects, the combustion of fossil. Fuels has also brought about an
ever increasing rise in the carbodioxide (Co2) concentration in the
atmosphere, the Ozone layer depiction and effects of some gases such as methane
(Ch4) sulphur compounds (So3 and So2) Nitrogen
Oxides and Oxidant (O3) mentioned early.
1.2 PURPOSE
OF STUDY
It
is observed that there is high increase in thus issue of climate change but
many are uncertain of both the causes and the consequences. Human activities
may be a factor, they say but not necessarily the primary one, I think there is
a disagreement on that.
But,
it is noted that the two main agents in
which information and knowledge can be disseminated to the society are the
teacher and the students particular the science teachers and science students.
This study is geared toward finding out how much awareness have the science
teachers and students to climate.
It
is also to investigate or find out their attitude to climate change since
knowledge is power for the fact that they are the one to inform the society the
rate of damage cause by climate change.
This
study also looks on how equip the science teachers and science students with
the bases and steps to take on enlightening others on climate change since
their serve as a bridge between scientific events and the society.
1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Climate
change has gone beyond the level of saying that things will come back to normal
as it can be said in this present economic crisis. For the fact that science
teachers and students have different
ideas and concept about climate change of which we cannot ascertain both in
primary secondary and tertiary institution.
Consequently
the researcher of this project work intend to investigate the level of
awareness and attitude of science teachers and students to climate change
1.4 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
In
order to arrive at a reasonable conclusion about the science teachers and
students awareness and attitude to climate change. Some of the questions raised
are:
What
are the major causes of climate change?
Are
the science teachers and students aware of them?.
What
is their attitude to climate change?.
Are
there possible solution to this climate change?
Is
there any significant effect on the thousands of species on the globe?
Is
there any significant effect on the teaching and learning process in the school?.
1.5 STATEMENT
OF HYPOTHESIS
There
is a significant difference among best subject and students
There
is a significant difference among the subject base and students attitude to the
concept, causes, consequences and control of climate change.
That
there is a significant difference among the students’ awareness of global
warming.
There
is a significant difference among the students’ awareness of ozone layer.
That
there is a significant difference among the students’ awareness of climate
change.
1.6 SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The
scope of this research work is the
Nigeria Navy Secondary School Ojo and Sandwich Science students of Lagos State
University, Ojo.
This
research work will cover the causes of climate change and its effects.
1.7 LIMITATION
OF THE RESEARCH
Putting
into consideration the nature of the administrative set up in the school, the
researcher may not be able to lay hold of the necessary information required.
Therefore the work will be based on the information made available. Moreso, at
the period of the research, most of the science teachers and may not be
acquerted with the latest information on
climate change. This is that the researcher ahs to go extra mile in consulting
different relevant materials to the study.
Also
most of the Sandwich science students’ of Lagos State University will not be
readily available for response to the study.
Another
thing is that time factor and transportation may create a problem to the researcher which means that the researcher
will not be able to get many of the science teachers and students to either
interview, fill questionnaires or give other relevant information.
Despite,
all the limitation, the researcher will do everything possible to make sure
that incomplete /false information is not given about the study.
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