Resumen

ESPEJEL RODRIGUEZ, Adelina  y  FLORES HERNANDEZ, Aurelia. Knowledge and perception of global warming on high school youths, Tlaxcala. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.6, pp.1277-1290. ISSN 2007-0934.

Global warming (GW) is one of the biggest environmental problems with negative impacts on natural and artificial ecosystems. The objective ofthis research was to describe the knowledge and perception of the high school students on the GW, in order that such researches might be guidelines for authorities and teachers for establishing strategies and changes in educational programs on different training programs. The research is conducted within the framework of qualitative methodology, using the descriptive method. A total of 85 questionnaires were applied with open and closed questions in three groups of fourth semester who had taken the subject of Ecology in 2014 at the Center for Industrial Technological Baccalaureate and Services (CBTis 212) of Tetla of Solidaridad, Tlaxcala. We found that the students have knowledge on the subject, but there is also awareness that this not enough, this is because the staff is not well trained and prepared to teach in depth regarding this topic. We conclude that when the students perceive an unpleasant environment, this might influence for them to become sensitized and conscientious to care and take action to mitigate the environmental degradation.

Palabras llave : environmental consequences; high school education; natural disasters.