THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH SINAI IN LIGHT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AN APPLIED STUDY ON BEIR EL-ABDD CENTER

 
This study's purpose is to identify the impact of the proposed program on the environmental citizenship's behavior and acquaintance of some skills of conservation of environmental resources and how to deal with these resources; reaching also a set of results that can be useful for policy and decision-makers. The study sample is selected from basic education students in Beir El-Abdd Center consisting of (135) male/female pupils divided into (60 females–75 males). The study counts on descriptive method that suits nature of the study topic and questions. A questionnaire form is administered and data are analyzed then dumped by the SPSS statistical program.
The study comes to several results including that there are significant statistically differences between the pre/post measurement regarding the following: There are differences between average scores of the pre/post measurement regarding the dimension of environmental awareness. There are differences between average scores of the pre/post measurement regarding the dimension of environmental perception. There are differences between average scores of the pre/post measurement regarding the dimension of environmental behavior. There are differences between average scores of the pre/post measurement regarding the scale of the five big factors of personality. There is a correlation between scale of environmental citizenship five big factors of personality.
Several recommendations are proposed in this study as follows: The researcher recommends applying the environmental citizenship program on all of the basic education schools and this decision is to be supported formally by the competent authority. Addressing the intended authorities to assure that religious houses are fulfilling their tasks of enlightening youth and students with necessary information concerning the environmental citizenship. The necessity to connect students to values which target is to develop environmental citizenship by setting programs. Assuring the role of the family in environmental socialization that plays a significant role in developing environmental citizenship.