The Effect of Education on Shiite Jurisprudential Issues in the Field of Plants and Trees on Students' Environmental Awareness, Attitude, and Behavior

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Theology and Islamic Studies Department, Payame Noor University

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The purpose of this study was to determine “The Effect of Education on Shiite jurisprudential issues in the Field of Plants and Trees on students' Environmental Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior. The type of research is an applied method, and this study was carried out using a semi-experimental method in the form of pre-test and post-test of two intervention and control groups. The sample consisted of 40 Students of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran Branch who were selected by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups of 20 people each. The intervention included training the integration of religious discussions and Shiite jurisprudence related to plants and trees to the students of the experimental group for 8 hours, over a three-month period. For both groups, pretest and posttest were performed. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Experts confirmed its content validity in the field of environment, Quran and Hadith scholars, jurisprudence and Islamic law and theology. The reliability of the questionnaires was also tested by performing a test on a group of 20 and using Cronbach's alpha, which was 0.78 for Awareness, for the attitude of 0.74 and 0.82 for behavior. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics such as dependent t and independent t-tests. Based on the results of statistical tests, the teaching of Shiite jurisprudence issues related to the protection of plants and trees on all three variables had a positive and significant effect on environmental awareness, attitude, and behavior of the intervention group.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 6, Issue 3
June 2018
Pages 37-46

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