Assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of students in Kurdistan University regarding environmental issue

Higher education institutions, institutions that are expected to provide appropriate education, sufficient awareness to change the attitudes and behavior of students to protect the environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding environmental issues in the Kurdistan university students. The research method was a descriptive survey. The student society in this study were all students of Kurdistan University that were selected as research sample from five schools with using of random sampling (195 females and 164 males), and Tools were a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to show a high reputation. As well as data analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics (one-sample t, t-test, and ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test) was performed. The results inferential statistics showed that the knowledge of students of Kurdistan is relatively high compared to the environmental issues. In the Kurdistan, university students had a positive attitude and pro-environment. University students' performance in the dimension of Kurdistan acceptable and satisfactory performance on environmental issues, respectively. Also among the knowledge, attitude, and practice of students, males were significantly more environmental. In fact, in this study, the awareness of environmental issues more male students than female students the knowledge, attitude, and practice, as well as male students than female students, had more environmentally responsible. The results also showed that between knowledge, attitude and behavior of college students were significantly more environmental In the meantime the knowledge, attitude and practice of students Department of Natural Resources were higher than other college students and the College of Literature lower level of awareness. The study descriptive statistics results also showed that; in this study, it was found that problems related to environmental issues are the student's last priority, which shows Students less attention to ecological problems and consider economic problems, addressed them. The Internet has the most important role in the field of information for students in relation to environmental issues. According to the University of Kurdistan, awareness through the mass media and the inclusion of environmental issues in textbooks Student and curriculum than other students can be effective in raising awareness of them.