A Relational Study on Environmental Values and Environmental Competencies of Pre-Service Teachers

The present investigation was proposed to study the correlation between environmental values and environmental competencies of Pre-service teachers. A sample of 600 B.Ed. Pre-service teachers were selected from various private and government B.Ed. colleges of Chittoor and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh. The investigator used environmental values and environmental competencies scales to meet the objectives of the study. The results of the study showed that there is a significant positive correlation existed between environmental values and environmental competencies of pre-service teachers with respect to whole sample. Gender and type of management of pre-service teachers make a significant difference in the relationship between environmental values and environmental competencies. Locality of pre-service teachers doesn’t make a significant difference in the relationship between environmental values and environmental competencies.