ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND IT CONSEQUENCE ON PUPILS HYGIENE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN AKOKO SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

The study investigated environmental education and it consequence on students hygiene and factors influencing implementation of hygienic practices in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The purpose of the study is to Find out specific causes of poor students hygiene in secondary schools, ascertain the extent to which sanitation is being carried out among secondary school students, know the consequence of poor hygiene among secondary school students, establish whether availability of safe water influences implementation of hygiene practices in public secondary schools, examine whether availability of soap influences implementation of hygiene practices in public secondary schools, establish the relationship between availability of toilets and the implementation of hygiene practices in public secondary schools, investigate the relationship between availability of sanitary towel disposal bins and implementation of hygiene practices in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government of Ondo State. Seven research questions were raised and formulated to guide the study. Several related literatures were reviewed. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprise of all the public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to randomly select two hundred (200) students in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were collected and analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage. Findings of the study revealed that: all the items raised on the interventions of state government towards environmental education and student’s hygiene in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State that government should assist and provide the basic requirement needed for those schools to function very well. Also to all the items raised on how the availability of soap and water influence environmental education and student’s hygiene in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, that availability of soap and water influence environmental education and student’s hygiene. Majority of the respondents agreed to all the items raised on how availability of toilets influence environmental education and student’s hygiene in public secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Also, majority of the respondents agreed to all the items raised on relationship between teachers checking and monitoring student’s hygiene in public secondary schools. Also, items raised on relationship between extent do students understand environmental education and hygienic practices in public secondary schools showed that majority of the respondents agreed to all the items raised on understanding environmental education and hygienic practices in public secondary schools. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: Curriculum planners should extend the teaching of environmental education and it consequence on pupils hygiene in junior secondary school down to senior secondary school class three. Educational planners should focus on the areas of hindrances in the teaching of environmental education and pupils hygiene in all the junior and senior secondary schools. Teachers should be trained and encourage to emphases the teaching of environmental education while teaching their pupils in the classroom.