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Gender Roles in Sustainable Water Usage Practices: A Case Study among Form Four Students in Northern Kinta District, Perak.
Uma Mariapan1, Hanifah Mahat2, Nasir Nayan3.
This study aims to analyse the water usage practices difference based on gender among Form Four students in Northern Kinta district, Perak. This study
used quantitative (survey) method and involved a sample of 420 students who are selected using a stratified random sampling method from thirteen schools.
The data were collected through a questionnaire which focuses on the five aspects of the variables namely knowledge, values, skills, attitudes and practices
of sustainable usage of water. Inferential analysis (t-test) is used to answer the objective of the study. The findings of the t-te`st analysis show that there is
no significant difference in terms of knowledge, values, skills and practices of sustainable usage of water based on students’ gender. Furthermore, the t-test
analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the attitude of water consumption between male and female students. This shows that there is no
difference in the practice of water usage among students based on gender. Nevertheless, aspects of attitudes need to be addressed so that male and female
students are always positive towards water saving practices in order to achieve sustainable water management.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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