hadi veisi; a Zarandian
Volume 1, Issue 1 , December 2012, , Pages 35-42
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Knowledge and awareness are basic factors in changing attitude and behavior to interact friendly with environment. Therefore, the improvement of environment, calls for public awareness about the role of environment in human beings’ life. In this regard, to promote environmental friendly and responsible ...
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Knowledge and awareness are basic factors in changing attitude and behavior to interact friendly with environment. Therefore, the improvement of environment, calls for public awareness about the role of environment in human beings’ life. In this regard, to promote environmental friendly and responsible behavior by businessmen, this study conducted to assess the level of knowledge of businessmen at region 12 in Tehran. Respondents were 384 tradespeople that fulfill a questionnaire as research tool. Results revealed that tradespeople recognize only the usual areas around themselves as environment and put aside the other environmental components such as industrial and manufactured products, other humans and organisms. They also did not know anything about participatory waste management. They maintain that the traffic jam, and noise pollution are the most environmental problems at bazaar area and the best way to promote environmental knowledge are public media like TV, Radio, press and so on.
Environmental Education
M Rezvani; M Nojavan; A. Ekhtiyari Roodsari
Volume 2, Issue 5 , November 2013, , Pages 39-52
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In recent years, due to destruction and depletion of the special natural resources and for the prevention of excessive depletions and conservation of the present resources, most of the communities are tended to the training methods which are necessary for sustainable conservation. So, the objective of ...
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In recent years, due to destruction and depletion of the special natural resources and for the prevention of excessive depletions and conservation of the present resources, most of the communities are tended to the training methods which are necessary for sustainable conservation. So, the objective of this study is evaluating environmental considerations in the informal trainings which are provided for eco-tour leaders of Guilan and assessing their conformity with the environmental standards and finally measuring the effectiveness of trainings and their effect on eco-tour leaders. The target population was the eco-tour leaders of Guilan which were 50 people. Initially, a questionnaire was prepared on the base of environmental content of training courses for data collection. The prepared questionnaire was included 30 questions which were related to before and after training courses. Then data were analyzed using the statistical methods. Results showed that the content of training, regarding to the existence of environmental knowledge, is acceptable to some extent, but the most weaknesses of the eco-tour leaders were the less information about the environmental regulations and laws after training courses. Finally, according to the education and age level of eco-tour leaders and prospering presence and participation of women in the field of tourism and training contents, it become possible that more specialized concepts and laws would be presented in the training courses which led the increase of the courses feedback and improving the tourism and ecotourism industry in the short term.
Environmental Education
S. Salehi; J. Mohammadi; S. A. Mir Mohammad tabar divkolai; A. Saradipour
Volume 1, Issue 4 , July 2013, , Pages 41-57
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This paper reviews the social impacts of the construction and development of Fereidoonkenar Port on the City of Fereidoonkenar (Mazandaran province). The theoretical framework used in this study is based on Finsterbusch indicators analyzing environmental and social impacts. Statistics population includes ...
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This paper reviews the social impacts of the construction and development of Fereidoonkenar Port on the City of Fereidoonkenar (Mazandaran province). The theoretical framework used in this study is based on Finsterbusch indicators analyzing environmental and social impacts. Statistics population includes the city of Fereidoonkenar and its surrounding suburbs. It is a qualitative research methodology and data collection methods have been implemented conducting interview. In this study, the unit of analysis is the individual. This research was conducted in the fall of 2000. The findings indicate that despite the construction and development of Fereidoonkenar Port wich is an immediate priority, this has a small role in local economic development, however, this appears to have growing influence in the future
Environmental Education
M Heidary; M Rezvani; A Alipour
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2013, , Pages 43-53
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In this research, the author is going to investigate after implementing on indirect education plan (school – mayor plan) in which the students themselves are performers and addresses student information ,responsibility and inclination to participate in urban and non – urban environmental ...
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In this research, the author is going to investigate after implementing on indirect education plan (school – mayor plan) in which the students themselves are performers and addresses student information ,responsibility and inclination to participate in urban and non – urban environmental issues. This study is a scientific – applied research and its statistical population is girl public guidance school in Tehran, municipality strict 10. Using simple random sampling, one school was chosen as a control group and the other as an experimental. The number of students were 870, that upon applying the cocran formula, 268 of them was chosen as respondent to questionnaire. The data gathering tools were self – administered questionnaire and existing records and documents in schools archives. As well as a library research. For data analysis pre-post test, based on Man Vitny U test, was used. The result showed that school – mayor plan has had no impact on students responsibility, but implementing of the plan has had promoted the students information and participation in environmental issues.
Sima Abasi; Zahra Rezaee
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Since a long time ago human being and nature have had a mutual influence on each other. As the civil institutions and technological tools have developed, human being has been influenced by nature in a period of time and in return it has made changes in great scale which in some cases have caused environmental ...
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Since a long time ago human being and nature have had a mutual influence on each other. As the civil institutions and technological tools have developed, human being has been influenced by nature in a period of time and in return it has made changes in great scale which in some cases have caused environmental and ecological threats. For this reason, the study of environmental issues in literature is considered as an essential element in comparative literature studies and a cultural discourse has been made for protection of the environment. As a cultural media, literature and specially poetry have a significant effect on behavioral and motivational domains and on awareness of their audience toward the environment. In Persian contemporary poems, Nima and his successors have created a new point of view toward nature and environment which had some of the poets like Sohrab to encourage people to respect their environment. This study will analyze the point of view of contemporary poetry toward environment, the position of it and the way of environmental education with an emphasis on Sohrab’s poems as the establisher of this approach. As a result, it’s been figured out that the need of paying attention to the environment and making people aware of the ways they can respect it has led to the emergence of a new domain in poetry with educational functions, this domain was established by Sohrab Sepehri for the first time in Persian poetry.
M. Mosaedi; R. hejazi; M. Zaeemdar
Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2016, , Pages 51-63
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Eco-city is a new attitude in urban management in sake of environment. Implementation of eighteen indicators of eco-city requires for mutual interaction between citizens and urban management. Measurement of citizens’ awareness from eco-city indicators assists the urban managers to implement plan ...
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Eco-city is a new attitude in urban management in sake of environment. Implementation of eighteen indicators of eco-city requires for mutual interaction between citizens and urban management. Measurement of citizens’ awareness from eco-city indicators assists the urban managers to implement plan successfully. Region 1 of Tehran has selected District 6 as the first area for implementation of eco city. The present research has tested citizens’ awareness at area 6 for six indicators of green space, air pollution, noise pollution, waste, water and energy. This study has been conducted through filling 381 questionnaires, that each one has been found with a suitable validity based on experts’ view and also has been found with a suitable reliability calculated via Cronbach's Coefficient Alpha(0.87). The used statistical tests include Cronbach's Alpha, MannWhitney, KruskalWallis one-way analysis of variance, Spearman correlation and linear regression. Results of study indicated that extent of citizens’ awareness at this District has been at an acceptable level concerning indicators of water, noise pollution and air pollution and has been at an unacceptable level concerning indicators of green space, waste and energy. Further, with regard to multivariate linear regression test, it was perceived that independent variable of income level had a significant effect on dependant variable of environmental awareness, yet independent variable of education level had no significant effect on dependant variable of environmental awareness. Ultimately, output of the checklist for educational needs of citizens in area 6 of district one of Tehran was prepared for implementation of eco-city plan.
M. Rezaei; S.M. Shobeir; M.R. Sarmadi; M. Larijani
Volume 4, Issue 4 , September 2016, , Pages 54-41
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of environmental radio programs on the promotion of knowledge, attitude and environmental behavior of students as the three main dimensions of environmental education. The research method is practical, and the data collection tool is quasi-experimental ...
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of environmental radio programs on the promotion of knowledge, attitude and environmental behavior of students as the three main dimensions of environmental education. The research method is practical, and the data collection tool is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test and control group. The study population consisted of 40 students of Payam Noor University of Markazi Province that have been selected by convenience sampling method and have been randomly classified into two study and control groups. The method of this research included the introduction of students and asking them to follow and listen to the radio constant environmental programs of Islamic Republic of Iran included the Blue Planet radio program of Iran radio and also the environmental parts of the bright horizon radio program of Salamat radio in a three month period. After 3 months in order to assess the effect of the mentioned radio programs, a post-test was taken from students. The data collection tool included a questionnaire that its content validity has been quantitatively and qualitatively confirmed by taking a survey from 25 professors and faculty members of the related fields. Also, its reliability has been confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. The data analysis has been done by using of descriptive and inferential statistics. According to the statistical analysis results, the Blue Planet and Bright horizon radio programs had a significant positive effect on the three dimensions of students environmental Literacy; especially they had higher effect on their environmental knowledge.
A. Mirfardi; A. Haydari; T. Damsaz
Volume 6, Issue 1 , December 2017, , Pages 55-68
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The problem of environmental pollution in the world today, is not only a problem of a country or a specific territory, but also the belongs to the whole world which contains a variety of problems such as water and air pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, destruction of plant species ...
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The problem of environmental pollution in the world today, is not only a problem of a country or a specific territory, but also the belongs to the whole world which contains a variety of problems such as water and air pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, destruction of plant species and animals. Wisch all of them are the results of human’s performance and behavior on environment. This paper aimed to examine the impact of responsibility on the environmental behavior by mediating the use of media. The research method in this study was a survey using multistage stratified sample of 400 people in Ahvaz. The results showed that environmental behavior in Ahvaz on average. As well as between the independent variables and the dependent variable media accountability and the use of environmental behavior, there is a positive and significant relationship. Path analysis results showed that responsibility by acting through the media, affect the environmental behavior. And the age, gender and marital status and environmental behavior relationship and the differences were not significant. Finally, all variables were able to 17/1 of the factors influencing environmental behavior, explain residents of Ahvaz.
Kh. Rashednasab; M. Ahmadvand; M. Sharifzadeh
Volume 6, Issue 2 , March 2018, , Pages 55-68
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Reviewing drought literature among nomads revealed that, nomads’ copings mechanisms towards drought are affected by their attitude and perception of drought. Therefore, this survey study aims at investigating nomads’ attitude towards drought and analyzing its contributing factors. The main ...
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Reviewing drought literature among nomads revealed that, nomads’ copings mechanisms towards drought are affected by their attitude and perception of drought. Therefore, this survey study aims at investigating nomads’ attitude towards drought and analyzing its contributing factors. The main data gathering device was researcher made questionnaires which were fulfilled by face to face interviews conducted among 200 nomad households living at Derila region, Gachsaran County as the study population. Bartlett’s table was used to determine statistical sample size and 132 households were selected based on randomly quota sampling procedures. Face validity of questionnaires was confirmed by panel of experts and its internal consistency was- further assessed and confirmed by using Chronbach's alpha coefficient growing out of a pilot study (0.61-0.73). Results revealed that nomads held negative attitude toward drought and viewed it as a destroyer and at the same time as controllable phenomenon. Path analysis results showed that the most contribution to nomads' attitude was belonged to awareness towards drought by making direct and positive effect. Similar relations were also observed for number of livestock and household size factors, whereas the grazing capacity license and subjective norms had statistically negative direct effect on attitude towards drought. Finally, the practical suggestions were focused on public investment in order to present and improve farm based extension programs.
A. Maleki; S. Salehi; A. Rabie; R. Yazarloo
Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2017, , Pages 59-76
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In Iran, a group of organs like environment protection organization and supreme council of environment are the key policy-makers in environment scope. Among these the Islamic council parliament plays a key role in policy-making and guiding the related organizations. Thus the respected representatives ...
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In Iran, a group of organs like environment protection organization and supreme council of environment are the key policy-makers in environment scope. Among these the Islamic council parliament plays a key role in policy-making and guiding the related organizations. Thus the respected representatives of the parliament in different periods holding discussion, so as to organize environment scope in the form of plan, bill and question. The purpose of this paper with emphasis on these discussions is to introduce environmental protection discourse typology in Iran. The method of this research is Fairclough analyzing discourse with qualitative approach which is totally investigating 158 environmental talks of representatives of the first to seven periods of Islamic council parliament. The sampling method of the research is theoretical sampling or purpose based sampling. So the discussions have taken into accounts which were related to environrnent scope. The results of this paper shows that four discourse patterns dominate in different parliamant periods. The dominate discourse of the first and second periods was environmental justice discourse. The dominate discourse of the third to fifth periods was protecting the environment and dominate discourse of the sixth and seventh periods was risk discourse and finally the modernization discourse was influential and dynamic discourse which overshadows the discussions of the first to seventh periods.
Hassan Forati; Omid Khalag; Mahdi Noor Mosavi
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The purpose of this research was to study the behavior of green consumption based on the theory of planned behavior. This research was a descriptive-survey based on the purpose of the applied research and according to the method of data collection. The population of the research was managers, educators ...
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The purpose of this research was to study the behavior of green consumption based on the theory of planned behavior. This research was a descriptive-survey based on the purpose of the applied research and according to the method of data collection. The population of the research was managers, educators and parents of kindergartens in Qazvin, which according to the unlimited statistical population (384 people).The expression of the research was a questionnaire whose validity was of a kind of content and formality, which was confirmed by experts in this field and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The obtained data were analyzed using structural equations. The results show that perceived usefulness has a positive and significant positive effect on consumer attitude and perceived risk has a negative and significant effect on consumer attitude. Also, ethical commitment to consumer's subjective norm, power control over consumer behavior control, belief in controlling consumer behavioral control, consumer attitude towards consumer intentions, subjective norm on consumer intentions, behavioral control over consumer intentions and behavioral intentions have a significant effect on actual consumer behavior.
Rasoul Heidari Sorshjani; Reza Dehghani Bidgol; Azemat Asheri; Elham Rahmani Azad
Volume 6, Issue 3 , June 2018, , Pages 61-78
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Appropriate environmental education is one of the essential principles for protecting the environment. One of the most critical environmental issues of teaching is knowing how to use solutions for effective behavior the people towards the environment, and their commitment to nature and the environment ...
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Appropriate environmental education is one of the essential principles for protecting the environment. One of the most critical environmental issues of teaching is knowing how to use solutions for effective behavior the people towards the environment, and their commitment to nature and the environment has increased. This study attempts to influence the implementation of environmental education programs outside the classroom (Ecotourism) in the behavior of students in Tehran transplantation with nature itself. The research method was semi-experimental using the single group design that much of it conducted in the field and consisted of 74 high school students in the second period. Tools for data collection in addition to observing interviews from a questionnaire achieved its validity by experts reliability by using Cronbach studied were(Alpha=0/82) for data analysis by SPSS19 software to descriptive statistics from the T-test was used to compare the nature will increase. The results showed that all 26 questions in 4 whole were designed to change attitudes and to change behavior shows significantly. So Focus on the way of environmental education could make a difference in students' relationship with the natural environment will be. Will increase their commitment to preserving nature.
Environmental Education
Afsane Ahmadi Moghadam; Mahboubeh Soleimanpour omran; Behrang Esmaili Shad
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In this study, an attempt was made to explain and identify the green curriculum training plan in Iranian education, through qualitative research design and in particular qualitative case study. In this regard, faculty members in the fields of curriculum planning, social sciences, and environment from ...
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In this study, an attempt was made to explain and identify the green curriculum training plan in Iranian education, through qualitative research design and in particular qualitative case study. In this regard, faculty members in the fields of curriculum planning, social sciences, and environment from selected universities - as our study experts - were selected by using a purposeful approach. Leading experts were selected by using the theoretical saturation criterion. The interview was carried out with all the10 members of the study sample. Then, the obtained data were analyzed for the content analysis technique using Nvivo software. The findings were organized in the form of themes. Based on the results, a matrix framework of curriculum elements (purpose, content, teaching method, and evaluation) was formed. 4 organizing themes and 21 basic themes were identified and a network of themes was extracted; thus, the design of a green curriculum for the Iranian education system (as a comprehensive theme) with the following organizing themes in 4 dimensions introduced: objectives, content, teaching methods, and evaluation. Each of the categories has different dimensions in the basic themes of the organized framework, hence as a content plan of the green curriculum in the Iranian education system. Obviously, the findings of this study have provided the possibility of teaching a green curriculum in the Iranian education system in primary schools.
H. Liaghati; M. Yazdi; N. Mobarghaee Dinan
Volume 5, Issue 4 , September 2017, , Pages 63-75
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This research aims to review the recent situation of environmental higher education courses in Iran and introducing the requirements for fulfilling the best status. Studies show that there are 43 environmental courses in four educational degrees in Iran. The number of students in the environmental sciences ...
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This research aims to review the recent situation of environmental higher education courses in Iran and introducing the requirements for fulfilling the best status. Studies show that there are 43 environmental courses in four educational degrees in Iran. The number of students in the environmental sciences fields that have been accepted in 2016, were about 14444. Statistics illustrate that in 2016, Islamic Azad University has accepted the highest number of students in environmental field (8997). Also PNU stands on the next step of 3587 accepted students and the third comes for the MCHE with 1869 students in this year. Also about the distribution of environmental student, around 74 percent are in bachelor degree and below, 23 percent in master degree and around 3 percent in PhD level. The results show during a ten year period from 2000 to 2010 about 11842 students have been graduated in different fields of environmental sciences in Iran. Also it shows that in recent years the number of PhD student have been increased remarkably. Furthermore among the most important diagnosis in environmental higher education in Iran is miss match between the numbers of graduated and the need to expert in this field that cause a high level of jobless. At the end, some suggestion have been offered to improve the situation.
Atousa Soleimani; Ahmad Nohegar
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was two compare and monitoring STAD cooperative method and traditional teaching on urban environmental issues. This study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with two experimental groups. The statistical population was elementary school's fourth-grade ...
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was two compare and monitoring STAD cooperative method and traditional teaching on urban environmental issues. This study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with two experimental groups. The statistical population was elementary school's fourth-grade male students of Ahvaz city. For sampling, random cluster sampling was used. The sample size included 58 that were 30 in STAD cooperative group and 28 in the traditional group. To equalize the members of groups pre-test were done, and reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha 0.84. The learning method for three consecutive weeks. First, the post-test was conducted after a week and then after a month of training. Results were analyzed by independent samples t-test and paired-sample t-test. The analysis showed that urban's environmental awareness in the STAD group was significantly higher than the traditional group. Also, the result of monitoring effectiveness confirmed that STAD cooperative learning is better than the traditional teaching method. It's suggested that Through community-based training courses on environmental issues for teachers, it increased the mentality and positive attitudes among students.
H. Yousefi; M. Momeni
Volume 5, Issue 1 , December 2016, , Pages 67-77
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Groundwater resources are strategic resources and as Iran is facing a lack of water sources for exploitation, the importance of protecting groundwater resources -which are more immune to drought and pollution compared to surface water resources- has doubled. In the current situation, where most of the ...
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Groundwater resources are strategic resources and as Iran is facing a lack of water sources for exploitation, the importance of protecting groundwater resources -which are more immune to drought and pollution compared to surface water resources- has doubled. In the current situation, where most of the aquifers of the country are facing a dramatic drop of water levels, it needs especial consideration. Protection of water resources is an important step in the point of view of sustainable development. However, sustainable development is not possible without high participation of people and stakeholders. Thus, the aim of the present study is the multifactor analysis of the methods of improving the general awareness of the stakeholders for their active presence in the process of implementation of effective groundwater management methods in Kerman-Baghein region. The criteria are chosen from the sustainable development literature and the options are prioritized with multi-criteria decision making in compromise programing. The criteria were: increasing the role of the private sector to invest on advertising, educational programs, level of water saving, entrepreneurship , matching the education method with traditions and the public opinion on protection of water resources, period of implementation of the strategy, improving the role of women in water resource protection process, and flexibility. Using the criteria, among the 10 options of the study, investment on films and animations focused on the subject of water resources and the importance of the environment, creation of a target group of important and influential locals, and finally empowering the NGOs activities , were the preferred options of the study.
Mehdi Mohammadi; Rahmatollah Marzoghi; Jafar Torkzadeh; Ghasem Salimi; Anna Ghasemian Dastjerdy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , September 2018, , Pages 67-78
Elnaz Siavashi; Behnaz Siavashi; Masoud Abbasi; Hossein Noruzi
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From long ago Studying wellbeing and its essential factors on people has been a popular subject for researchers in psychology, Behavioural and social science, and recently for researchers of management and innovation, and a lot of theories, frameworks, and models have been provided in this subject. As ...
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From long ago Studying wellbeing and its essential factors on people has been a popular subject for researchers in psychology, Behavioural and social science, and recently for researchers of management and innovation, and a lot of theories, frameworks, and models have been provided in this subject. As a matter, there has not been much research about market orientation strategy and environmental innovation in the company. This research was conducted to investigate the effect of market orientation on well-being in knowledge-based companies. In this connection, the role of mediation of environmental innovations has also been emphasized. The target population of this study is consists of two groups: costumers, managers, and employees of knowledge-based companies settled in the University of Tehran knowledge and technology park which have environmental innovations activities. The sampling method for the first group convenience sampling technique and for the second group a simple random sampling method was applied. Data was collected using standard questionnaires and data analysis was based on structural equation modeling using Smart PLS 3.0 software. According to the results, costumer orientation and competitor orientation have a positive influence on wellbeing through a mediating role of environmental innovation and Cross-functional coordination does not affect environmental innovation and well being.
Ahmad Rastegar; Narjes Zargarian
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The purpose of this study was to provide a causal model of the relationships between social support perception and environmental responsibility with regard to the mediating role of psychological capital among secondary school students in Larestan by path analysis. For this purpose, 341 secondary school ...
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The purpose of this study was to provide a causal model of the relationships between social support perception and environmental responsibility with regard to the mediating role of psychological capital among secondary school students in Larestan by path analysis. For this purpose, 341 secondary school students (181 girls and 160 boys) were selected by ratio stratified sampling method and then, answered to a self-report questionnaire consisting of social support (Wax, 1986), psychological capital (Luthans, 2007) and the environmental responsibility (Hui Saos, 2005) subscales. To confirm the reliability of subscales, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. Overall, the results of the research showed that social support (family support, teachers, and peers) through the mediation of psychological capital (resilience, hope, self-efficacy, and optimism) has an indirect and positive effect on environmental responsibility. Among the components of psychological capital, optimism and hope have the greatest direct impact on environmental responsibility. Among the dimensions of social support, family support has the most indirect effect on environmental accountability.
Akbar Jadidi Mohammadabadi; Mohammadreza Sarmadi; Mehran Farajollahi; Hossin Zare
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The present study was conducted to recognize and analyze the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aesthetics for sustainable education. For this purpose, two methods of the exploratory search (qualitative) and the questionnaire (quantitative) were used for data collection. The research sample in the qualitative ...
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The present study was conducted to recognize and analyze the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aesthetics for sustainable education. For this purpose, two methods of the exploratory search (qualitative) and the questionnaire (quantitative) were used for data collection. The research sample in the qualitative section included the electronic resources related to the topic and in the quantitative section, 36 experts in the field of the distance education planning from the virtual learning environments and universities were selected voluntarily. The content analysis method was used to analyze the qualitative data and weighted average and Friedman's test was used to analyze the survey data for content analysis. The qualitative results of the study showed that the aesthetics of the MOOC should have a visual attraction in terms of the learner dimension, and they should be attractive and enjoyable in terms of the content dimension and regardless of any constraint, they must be linked to the natural environment regarding the dimension of the teaching organization and educational environment, indicating the equal effect of each of the four dimensions (the learner, content, teaching organization, and educational environment) of distance education. Quantitative results obtained from the viewpoints of the experts in the field of the distance education on the aesthetics of the MOOC showed that they can be assessed in the dimensions of the content, educational environment, and the teaching organization that will have a significant and special effect on the qualitative results on the MOOC aesthetics.
M. Nowrozi; M. H. Rezaee; M. Seifi
Volume 5, Issue 3 , June 2017, , Pages 75-86
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Sustainable development is a new field involving politics, culture, economy, trade and industry simultaneously, while supporting environment, coexistence with nature and equal human rights, and dealing with countries domestic and international affairs. Since in the field of clean environment, social ...
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Sustainable development is a new field involving politics, culture, economy, trade and industry simultaneously, while supporting environment, coexistence with nature and equal human rights, and dealing with countries domestic and international affairs. Since in the field of clean environment, social skills development is an important element in creating a sustainable development, this paper compares the effectiveness of project and non-project-based E-learning on the development of social skills along with sustainable development of Arak Payam Noor University students. The 750 number of E-learning students of Arak Payame Noor University is the research population. Among whom 30 are selected using the purposive sampling method. The Matson et al standard questionnaire is used for data collection. The validity of Matson’s standard questionnaire was confirmed in past researches. The reliability coefficient is calculated by the Cronbach's alpha alpha method. The reliability coefficient is calculated equal 0.86 in this method. In this paper, project and non-project-based E-learning students are studied in two separate groups. The average of two groups is compared using the paired samples (Coupled) of T-test. The calculations show that the results of the sustainable development of social skills of project and non-project-based E-learning students are significantly different.
Environmental Education
Zabihollah Aziz Habibabad; Maryam Sharifzadeh
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At present, environmental crises caused by irresponsible agricultural activities are known to increase environmental vulnerability around the world. So, it is important to know how people think about the environment, what they know, and how concerned they are with nature and the environment. This survey ...
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At present, environmental crises caused by irresponsible agricultural activities are known to increase environmental vulnerability around the world. So, it is important to know how people think about the environment, what they know, and how concerned they are with nature and the environment. This survey research was aimed at understanding the pro-environmental behavior and its influencing factors among the apple orchardists of the Dena Kooh area of Semirom County. The population consists of 4019 horticultural producers in 28 villages in the Dena Kooh district, and the sample size was determined by random cluster sampling regarding the economic status of villages in two rich and poor clusters. 320 interviews were carried out with all sample members. The data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire, and its face validity was confirmed by Yasouj University faculty members. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated between 0.61 and 0.92, indicating acceptable reliability of the measures. The results showed that the average environmental behavior of the orchardists is at a poor level. A comparison of the average current and past environmental behavior of orchardists showed that their pro-environmental behavior has developed. The results of hierarchical regression showed that knowledge, responsibility, socio-cultural norms, values and emotions, external commitment, and past behavior accounted for 69% of the variance in orchardists’ environmental behavior in the economically rich cluster. The results of hierarchical regression in the economically poor cluster showed that emotions, knowledge, responsibility, socio-cultural norms, external commitment, and past behavior accounted for 75% of the variance in orchardists' environmental behavior. The current research can benefit policymakers, researchers, and farmers in determining pro-environmental practices, considering the viewpoints of farmers. However, various issues identified in this study have implications for future research and for other crops under different farming systems.
Environmental Education
Maryam Rahimi; MohammadHashem Rezaee; Faezeh Nateghi
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The present study aims to investigate the components of the human and nature relationship in the human and health cluster curriculum in secondary high school. Because of the importance emphasized in “The Fundamental Reform Document” and “The National Curriculum” by the Ministry ...
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The present study aims to investigate the components of the human and nature relationship in the human and health cluster curriculum in secondary high school. Because of the importance emphasized in “The Fundamental Reform Document” and “The National Curriculum” by the Ministry of Education, the subjects of “Human and Health” were considered strongly to be in the secondary school curriculum by the curriculum planners. If the content of these courses is tailored to the educational needs of students, it can play an effective role in improving the relationship between human and nature. The main question of this study: What are the features of the relationship between humans and nature in the curriculum with the subjects of humans and health in the second year of high school? The descriptive-analytical method of this research has been done manually by Shannon's entropy content analysis. The statistical population of the research was the secondary high-school human and health textbooks and their teacher guide in the year 2020-2021. The content of the study was (all books),7162 primary codes obtained and 15 main components, and 161 sub-components. Findings show that the greatest attention was paid to the highest information load and significance coefficient (WJ) of the authority (0.163), ecotourism (0.127), water (0.108), relief and rescue (0.107), biodiversity (0.1), air (0.093), waste (0.091), energy (0.079), soil (0.051), religious belief and national (0.027), soft war (0.025) and the lowest coefficient of the importance of the component is the stable security (0.006), Welfare and Social Security (0.003), nutrition and health (0.012), lifestyle (0.01). The findings of the present study indicate the revision of the curriculum of the Human and Health cluster is an undeniable necessity.
Environmental Education
Nader Naderi; Ehsan Khosravi; Faranak Karamian
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The main purpose of this research was to providing a model for developing the market of healthy and organic food products in Kermanshah province. The approach governing the present research was conducted qualitatively using the grounded theory method. The study population of this research included all ...
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The main purpose of this research was to providing a model for developing the market of healthy and organic food products in Kermanshah province. The approach governing the present research was conducted qualitatively using the grounded theory method. The study population of this research included all key informants in the field of the researched subject in Kermanshah province. Purposeful snowball sampling was used to select participants. Sampling continued until theoretical saturation was reached. In this research, theoretical saturation was achieved by examining 12 participants from the mentioned society. Data collection tools included in-depth and semi-structured interviews, field notes taking, and in some cases group discussions. In order to process the data, a three-step coding method was used in the qualitative part. The results of the study showed three categories of causal conditions (including cognitive factors, behavioral-motivational factors, management factors), contextual conditions (including infrastructural-technological factors, cultural factors and the economic status of the target community) in the development of the healthy and organic products market of the food industry units of Kermanshah province, and intervening conditions (including political-legal factors and regulatory factors) are involved. Also, according to the results, the adopted strategies were categorized into three categories (including marketing factors, advertising and information methods, and trust building and accountability factors) that had consequences (such as economic, social and environmental). In the end, practical suggestions were presented based on the findings.
Mohsen Fazeli varzaneh; Ali Ghorbi; Erfan Ghaderi Azad; Sepideh Fahimifar; Mahdi Bahmani
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the quantitative and qualitative status of Iran's scientific production in the field of environmental sciences and compare it with the countries of the Middle East to know about position of Iran and helping to policy making decisions in the environmental ...
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the quantitative and qualitative status of Iran's scientific production in the field of environmental sciences and compare it with the countries of the Middle East to know about position of Iran and helping to policy making decisions in the environmental field. The present study is scientometrics approach. Scientific products in the field of Environmental sciences between 2008 and 2017 extracted from WOS database. HistCite and VOSviewer software are used for data analysis and drawing of scientific maps, and for statistical analysis, Excel software has been used. The results showed that Iran has 8147 indexed documents in the field of environmental sciences. The highest number of documents is for 2017. In terms of the number of documents in this field, Iran ranked 19th in the world and has the second place in the Middle East, also, In terms of international cooperation in the world and in the Middle East, Iran is the most cooperative with the countries of the United States and Turkey. The results indicate the growing trend of Iran’s documents in this area. Considering that Iran has a good position in the Middle East in terms of the number of documents and citations, it has had a poor performance in terms of international cooperation and the Relative Specialization Index (RSI), which should be taken into consideration.
