In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Curriculum Studies Association

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.A in Educational Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

2 Department of Educational Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was relationship between systemic thinking and environmental protection behavior and social responsibility. This was a descriptive study of the correlation type and the statistic society. This was a descriptive study of the correlation type and the statistic society was 98 people to sample. The nature and methods of descriptive and correlational study used. The study population included all employees of the Department of Environment North Khorasan 94 years, of which about 98 people to sample and census method used. Data, collected through three questionnaires systems thinking Goldman (2005) and behavior between environmental protection and Eisen (1975) and used Social Responsibility. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the validity of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the credibility of the questionnaires. For system thinking, 0.94 environmental behavior was 0.96 and social responsibility was 0.96. The validity of the tool was a kind of content approved by the professors and experts.To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage and mean) and inferential statistics (normal distribution of Kolmogorov - Smirnov , Pearson correlation test, regression test) and Stepwise regression test was used with SPSS version 19 software package. The results show that between systemic thinking and social responsibility, as well as the environmental behavior and social responsibility in meaningful level of 99% there is a significant relationship.


 

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