Environmental Education
Mehran Farajollahi; Alireza Nemati; Nazila Khatibzanjani; Talat Diba Vajari
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The main objective of this research is to determine the important factors of using mobile learning in organic agriculture education. The methodology of this study is quantitative and qualitative and it is an applied research. The statistical population of the study was agriculture experts in East Azerbaijan ...
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The main objective of this research is to determine the important factors of using mobile learning in organic agriculture education. The methodology of this study is quantitative and qualitative and it is an applied research. The statistical population of the study was agriculture experts in East Azerbaijan province (N = 429). Based on the Cochran Formula, a sample size of 202 was estimated by cluster sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire which its content validity was confirmed by experts. Initial reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using by Cronbach's alpha (0,77- 0.93). Structural validity and composite reliability (CR) of the research tool were also obtained by estimating the measurement model after applying the necessary corrections. Data was analyzed using by SPSS20 and AMOS20 softwares in the form of structural equation modeling. The results of the research displayed that 85, 1% of the experts were in the moderate to high level in terms of skills of working with mobile learning tools. 71, 2% of the experts were in the moderate to high level in terms of attitudes toward the use of mobile learning in organic agriculture education. Finally, structural model analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy, utility, attitude, social, and facilitating components with using mobile learning in organic farming education and explained 95 percent of its variances.
E. Shirani Bidabadi; M. Larijani; M. Farajollahi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , March 2016, , Pages 30-37
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The aim of this study was to determine the impact of urban environmental education on the valuation and environmental behavior of middle school female students in District 5 of Isfahan province. Type of research is based on the objectives of applied researches. The research method was semi-experimental ...
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The aim of this study was to determine the impact of urban environmental education on the valuation and environmental behavior of middle school female students in District 5 of Isfahan province. Type of research is based on the objectives of applied researches. The research method was semi-experimental or pre-post test and control group. To achieve this goal, from junior schools in district 5 of Isfahan with Multistage random cluster sampling, two 25-member classes in two secondary schools, one as a control group and another as experimental group were selected , And then for ten sessions (each session 75 minutes), the experimental group were trained under urban environmental education. The results of research showed that the education of the urban environment on student behavior in the experimental group in three fields green space conservation, waste management and energy management is obviously effective. also, the urban environment education on the valuation of students in the experimental group in two topics of green space protection and energy management is obviously effective and on the valuation of students of experimental group in the field of waste management is ineffective.
