Environmental education and knowledge regarding fishery effluents among workers
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environmental knowledge, environmental education, fishery effluentsAbstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate workers' level of environmental knowledge regarding fishery effluents before and after an environmental education intervention. To this end, an applied quantitative study was conducted using a longitudinal, single-group, pre-experimental design with pre-test and post-test measurements. The population consisted of 1,600 workers, and the sample comprised 400 participants selected via non-probability convenience sampling. A 50-item questionnaire was used, demonstrating content validity (Aiken’s V = 0.85775) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78). Knowledge levels were classified using a 0–20 point scale. In the pre-test, 59.0% of participants scored at a failing level, while 16.0% achieved "good," "very good," or "excellent" levels. In the post-test, the percentage of failing scores dropped to 13.0%, while the proportion of participants scoring "good" or higher rose to 56.5%. Specifically, the "very good" and "excellent" categories increased from 5.3% to 21.5% and from 1.8% to 16.8%, respectively. The study concluded that the measurements demonstrated a favorable change in environmental knowledge following the educational intervention. However, due to the pre-experimental design and the absence of a control group, it was not possible to establish a definitive causal relationship.
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