The Effectiveness of an Educational Program Based on Green School Principles (Istedamah) on Improving the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of Basic Education Students in the Sultanate of Oman towards Specific Sustainable Development Issues

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of an
educational program based on green school principles
(Istedamah) on improving the knowledge, attitudes and
behavior of basic education students in the Sultanate of Oman
towards specific sustainable development issues. The study
adopted the semi-experimental approach. Data were collected
using the awareness scale, which consists of a sub-scale,
namely, the knowledge test. The attitude scale, and the
behavior scale. The sample of the study consisted of 315 male
and female students. The results indicated that there was a
statistically significant difference between students’ responses
in the three sub-scales (knowledge, attitudes, and behavior)
between students. The pre and post application were in favor
of the post application, and the study also showed that there is
a statistically significant difference in the awareness of basic
education students about some issues of sustainable
development according to the gender variable (male / female)
in favor of females in the knowledge test, and in the
governorate variable in favor of Dakhiliyah in the attitudes.
The study recommended the need to include sustainability in
its three dimensions in the school's plans and programs on a
permanent basis.
(Keywords: Sustainable Development, Environmental
Awareness, Green School)