E- WASTE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT PUDTOL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

This study examines e-waste management knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Senior High School students at Pudtol Vocational High School (PVHS). Utilizing a descriptive-correlational design, it profiles respondents and evaluates their e-waste management awareness and behaviors. The sample includes STEM and TVL track students, with complete enumeration for STEM and systematic random sampling for TVL. Data analysis involved frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, Pearson R correlation, and ANOVA. Findings show most students are 17-18 years old, mainly female, single, from STEM, and low-income families. Informal sources like friends are primary information channels, while newspapers are less used. Students exhibit moderate knowledge, fair practices, and favorable attitudes towards e-waste management. Significant knowledge differences exist by age, sex, educational track, and information source, but not by income. Practices vary by educational track, and attitudes by age, sex, and track, but not by income or information source. No significant correlations are found between knowledge and practices or attitudes. Recommendations include interactive expert sessions, curriculum integration, project-based learning, and community engagement to enhance e-waste management understanding and action.