Providing environmental knowledge was one of the objective components in implementing Environmental Education other than enhancing awareness, attitude, skills and behaviour towards environmental among students. According to Tanaka (2000), environmental knowledge can be defined as individual understanding on how environment functioning; how human interact with the environment; how environmental problems arise; and in what

The aim of this research was developed in order to determine and analyze the level of environmental awareness of students from primary and secondary schools. Environmental awareness is an essential product of environmental education. Conducted research included analytical and descriptive method. The research instrument was the survey designed for purpose of the research. There were 198 students of primary and secondary school involved in the survey which included 28 questions. Following statistic parameters were used for results analysis: mean value, standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV). The existence of difference between opinions of students (statistic significance of differences between mean values) was determined by variance analysis (ANOVA) or using independent t-test.

The aim of the research was developed in need to determine the level of environmental content (Environmental protection issues) in the didactic material of primary and secondary schools in the Republic of Serbia, as an important factor of the development of students’ environmental awareness. Mixed content analysis was used for the purpose of this study. This analysis included techniques for data collection. All textbooks and workbooks for primary and secondary school were used. The research showed that there is no equal distribution of questions about environmental protection within curricula and programs by classes and levels of education. Basically, didactic material includes about 5.4% of the content related to protection and preservation of the environment, which can influence the development of students’ environmental awareness.