Environmental Education
Soraya Karami; Mohammad Reza Bahrameian; Tayebeh Basaki; Sadigheh Ghanaei; Mohammad Ali Nejat
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify and rank the methods of promoting the culture of using natural resources. For this purpose, based on the opinion of experts in the field of natural resources, 8 main criteria and 12 sub-indicators were selected for designing the questionnaire. Then, based on the ...
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The purpose of this study is to identify and rank the methods of promoting the culture of using natural resources. For this purpose, based on the opinion of experts in the field of natural resources, 8 main criteria and 12 sub-indicators were selected for designing the questionnaire. Then, based on the information obtained from the questionnaire, which was completed by experts in the field of natural resources, weighting and ranking of indicators were performed using EXPERT CHOICE software and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, which is one of the valid techniques in the field of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). The research findings indicate that among the eight criteria, the criteria of "facilitating participatory learning", "development of critical thinking" and "existence of interaction" are more important, respectively. The final analysis showed that the three criteria mentioned in the context of participatory methods are the most effective way to promote the culture of resource use and the environment.
T. Basaki; J. Moghadasi; M.A. Nejat; M. Borghani Farahani; M. Najmi
Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2016, , Pages 68-79
Abstract
The role of education in rural development can be summarized in the promotion of cultural knowledge, social, professional and increasing skill. Following that, the promotion of optimal efficiency will be achieved. Identifying the types of training methods is necessary for the correct application of it ...
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The role of education in rural development can be summarized in the promotion of cultural knowledge, social, professional and increasing skill. Following that, the promotion of optimal efficiency will be achieved. Identifying the types of training methods is necessary for the correct application of it in a variety of education. In this study, factors affecting the use of different methods of training the farmers as well as the role of group and host education were detected. Because according to the cost of the different media and in the absence of the ruling economic constraints, it is important to identify the most appropriate method for each area. In this study, a survey carried out preliminary exploration, then with an emphasis on its findings, basic research was conducted by survey. The study population consisted of 78,000 farmers in 1,400 villages in the Markazi province. Sampling was done with two-stage cluster sampling. Since more than half of the study population are illiterate and low literate, This point must be considered in the selection of suitable promotional methods and the methods used that need less education. Also, because of the distribution of farmers in different age groups, appropriate methods should be promoted in accordance with the existing theories of adult learning methods elections. However, in most of developing countries farmers education level is low; therefore the government action is necessary to implement technical and educational programs for farmers and enhance the capacity building of farmers by using information communication technologies.
