Lived Experiences of Primary School Students of Water Consumption Phenomenon

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan Branch),

3 Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

The present study was an attempt to investigate the elementary school students’ lived experiences with water use. This study was qualitative research conducted through the phenomenological approach. The study population covered third-grade female students in public schools of District 3 in the city of Isfahan. 22 students were selected as informants through purposive sampling until the point of theoretical saturation. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth interviews and analyzed at open, axial and selective levels after being codified. The findings were classified into three sections of attitude, awareness, and performance. The results indicated that in the attitude section, students considered water as a valuable and respectful blessing in life. In the awareness section, the methods of water production in the nature, optimal use methods, and the disadvantages of water pollution were discussed. In the performance section, the means such as responsibility, promotion of correct consumption culture, education of optimized consumption, saving, water sanitation, and elimination of waste and water pollution can be useful in modifying undesirable behavior patterns. In general, considering the aspects mentioned above can lead students toward the correct model of water consumption.

Keywords

References

Holy Quran (2003). "Translated by Elahi Qomshei". Tehran: Omolbaha.
Ahmad, GH. (2010)."The role of teaching and learning in the correction pattern". Journal of Social Sciences, 4(10), 1 -30. [In Persian]
Barber, N. & Taylor, D.C. & Strick, S. (2009). "Environmental knowledge and attitudes: influencing the purchase decisions of wine consumers". International CHRIE Conference-Refereed Track, 1-11.
Bazargan, A. (1997). "An Introduction to Qualitative & Mixed Methods Research". Tehran: Didar Publication. [In Persian]
Bazi, Kh. & Khosravy, S. & Javadi, M. & Hoosin Nejad, M. (2010). "Water crisis in the Middle East (challenges and solutions)". 4th International Congress on Islamic World Geographers (ICIWG).14-16 April 2010. Zahedan. Iran. [In Persian]
Biswas, A. & Kirchherr, J. (2013). "Can world`s water crisis be solved?". Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development, 2(1), 26–32.
Crowe, J.L. (2013). "Transforming environmental attitudes and behaviors through eco-spirituality and religion". Journal of Environmental Education, 3(1), 75-88.
Ebrahim Zadeh, Z. (2011). "Evaluating the content of textbooks, the first year of secondary school, environmental education standards, from the perspective of teachers and students in Sabzevar". MA thesis. Allameh Tabatabai. [In Persian]
Ebrahimi Ghavam, S. & Abedini Moghanaki, A. (2008). "Methods of teaching children the environmental skills". Journal of Schools, 4, 8. [In Persian]
Farahanifard, S. (2009). "Modifying consumption pattern and environment". Journal of research and Scientific Quarterly of Islamic Economics. 9(4), 34-51[In Persian].
Farrokhian, F. & Hosseinpor, M. & Soleimani, A. (2013). "Analysis the role of educational level in the middle school teachers' attitudes towards criteria related to environmental education". Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development, 2(1), 31-38. [In Persian].
Firoozjaiyan, A. & Gholamrezazadeh, F. (2015). "The pathological analysis of the environmental behaviors Focusing on the trash throwing among tourists". Social Instituions Sociology Journal (Soc Insti Socia J) 6, 129-151. [In Persian].
Flick, Uwe. (2006). "An introduction to qualitative research". Translated by Jalili, Hadi.Tehran: Nashreney. [In Persian].
Gal, M., Burg W. & Gal J. (2003). "Qualitative and quantitative research methods in education sciences and psychology". Translated by Nasr et al. Vol. 2. Tehran: Samt. [In Persian].
Gholami, Kh. & Asady, M. (2014). "The Professors professional experience in relation to effective teaching phenomen in higher education". Journal of theory & practice in curriculum, 1(2), 5-26. [In Persian].
Hajiani, A. (2010). "Modifying consumption patterns". Tehran: Institute for Strategic Research. [In Persian]
Hemati, Z. & Shabiri, M. (2013). "The analysis of environmental culture promotion components, Case study: Citizens of Shiraz city". Quarterly of Iran’s cultural research, 8(4), 215. [In Persian]
Homan, H. (2010). "Handbook of qualitative research". Tehran: Samt Pub. [In Persian]
Isaac-Márquez, A. & Sandoval Valladares, J. & Manzanero Acevedo, L. (2011). "Environmental culture in high-school students Case study of environmental education at the high-school level in campeche". Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, 13 (2), 1-17.
Jonoubi, R. (2014). "Water harvesting resources contamination and methods to prevent from contamination, Rural Water & Wastewater Company of West Azerbaijan. [Available online at: http:// www.abfar-wazar.ir]. [In Persian]
Kamali Mohajer, M. & Farahani, B. (2012). "Environmental culture a strategy for sustainable tourism development". 1th conference on tourism and ecotourism of Iran, 14-21. [In Persian].
Karamipour Shamsabadi, M. (2008). "Presenting a theoretical framework with regard to the way of environmental education in the education system of the country". Ph.D. thesis in educational management. Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran. [In Persian].
Keshvari, A. & Soleimanpour Omran, M. & Rahmani, R. (2016). "Education and environmental lifestyle". 2th international conference of psychology, education science and lifrstyle. University of Torbat Heydarieh. February 18 2016, 1-14. [In Persian].
Krech, D. & Crutchfield, R.S. & Ballachey, E.L. (2016). "Developing Czech Teacherś Attitudes to Contemporary School Curricular Reform: Comparison". Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 217, 303-312.
 Leonidou, L.C., Leonidou, C.N. & Kvasova, O. (2010). "Antecedents and outcomes of consumer environmentally friendly attitudes and behavior", Journal of Marketing Management, 26 (13 -14), 19-44.
Maleki, A., Salehi, S. & Karimi, L. (2014). "Investigating the relation between ecological new paradigm and water consumption behavior". Journal of Water & wastewater, 1, 122-129. [In Persian]
Mardani, A., Marashi, S.M., Safaei Moghadam, M. & Hashemi, S. J. (2016). "An Analysis of Religious for "Environmental Protection" as a Training Goal", Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development, 5(1), 56-67. [In Persian]
Marton, F. (1981)." Phenomenography-describing conceptions of the world arounds". Journal of Instructional science, 10(2), 177-200.
Mazloumiyan, S. & Najafzadeh, M. (2015). "Environmental Attitudes of students in schools". International Conference on Architecture, Urbanism, Civil Engineering, Art, Environment Future Horizons & Retrospect. 16 Novamber 2015, Tehran, Iran, Institute of Art and Architecture (SID), 1-9. [In Persian]
Metcalf, A. Y. (2012). "Green culture: The impact of employee environmental culture. Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference". Hilton Columbia Center Columbia, South Carolina, February 29 - March 2, 2012.
Mirfardi, A. (2016). "The Study of Relationship of Socio-economic Status and Sense of Social Responsibility with Environmental Behavior (the Case Study: Noorabad Mamasani's Residents)". Quarterly Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development, 5(1), 101-114. [In Persian].
Mirshah Jafari A., Abedi, M. & Derikvandi, H. (2002). "Happiness and factors affecting that". Journal of latests of cognitive sciences, 4(3), 1-9. [In Persian]
Mosadegh, A. (2011). "Water consumption in Iran and in the world". Tehran: Iran’s agriculture science. 1st publication. [In Persian].
Nakhaei, A. (2013). "The effect of selected factors on intention to buy green products. Master of Administration". Islamic Azad University of Qazvin. [In Persian]
Newhavos T. J. (1991). "A comparison of the theory of planned behavior and the theory of reasoned action". Personality and social psychology bulletin (Pers Soc Psychol Bull), 18(3), 3-9.
Noubakht, M.B. & Taghdimi, T. (2013). "Investigating the role of teachers’ culture building on modifying consumption pattern (Case study: teachers of educational units 1 of Tehran education organization region)". Cultural Management Journal. 7(20), 103-116. [In Persian].
Rabani, A. & Maher, Z. (2012). "Science and culture: Reflection on the most important cultural analyses in the sociology of science and technology". Quarterly of Iran’s Cultural Researches, 5(1), 63-89. [In Persian].
Ranjbarha, Gh. & Ranjbarha, P. (2016). "Do we appreciate water?". The first national conference of water management with optimized water consumption for agriculture approach, Hamedan, 34-42. [In Persian].
Rezaei, J. & Salimi, N. (2004). "The relationship between one’s attitude toward self and his attitude toward others". Journal of Industrial Management, 6, 89-106. [In Persian].
Sabzehei, M.T., Gholipoor, S. & Adinevand, M. (2016). "A Survey of the Relationship Between Environmental Awareness, Attitude and Pro-environmental Behavior of Female Students at Qom University". Quarterly Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development. 4(4), 5-16. [In Persian].
Salehi, S. & Ghaemi Asl, Z. (2013). "The relationship between environmental education and environmental protection behaviors (Case Study: High school girls in Babol city)". Quarterly Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development. 1(3), 67-79. [In Persian].
Salehi, S. & Pazokinejad, Z. (2014). "Environment in higher education: assessing the environmental knowledge of Mazandaran public university students". Journal of Educational Planning, 2(4), 22-199. [In Persian].
Schumacher, I. (2013). "The endogenous formation of an environmental culture". Department of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique, Version 1.
Scientifical and cultural organization. (1999). "Nahjolbalaqa". Tehran: Translated by Seyed Jafar Shahidi. [In Persian]
Scientifical and cultural organization. (2004). "Kafi". Tehran: revolution. Vol 3. [In Persian]
Seif, M. H., Mazloumian, S., Rastegar, A. & Amrollahi Jalal Abadi, M. (2016). "Environmental and Psychological Factors on Green Purchasing Willingness among Employees of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex". Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development, 4(2), 19-29. [In Persian]
Shahnoushi, M. & Abdollahi, A.S. (2007). "An analysis on the environmentalculture of Isfahan resiidents and its some effective factors". Journal of IsfahanUniversity Human Sciences (Hum Soc J Isf University), 2(23), 15-34. [In Persian].
Shobeiri, S.M., Farajolahi, M., Koohyaghadam, E. & Meibodi, H. (2013). "The relationship between using mass media (with an emphasis on TV) with raising the level of environmental literacy in teachers". Journal of Quarterly of Information Technology and Communication in Education Sciences, 4(1), 23-40. [In Persian]
Smith, J. R. & Hogg, M. A. (2008). "Social identity and attitudes". New York: Psychology Press, 337-360.
Wilson, C. (2011). "Effective Approachesto Connect Children with Nature". New Zealand: Publishing Team, Department of Conservation.
Zamani Moghadam, A. & Saedi, M. (2013). "The effect of environmental education on teachers knowledge, attitude and skills (Case study: primary school teachers district 12, Tehran)". Quarterly Journal of Environmental Education & Sustainable Development. 1(3), 19-30. [In Persian].
 
Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 6, Issue 3
June 2018
Pages 47-60

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics