Designing a Service-Learning Curriculum Model with Emphasis on Green Economy (Case Study: Junior High School Students)

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1 Ph.D. Student of Curriculum Planning, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Mazandaran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Mazandaran

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The purpose of this study is to explain the design of a service learning curriculum model with an emphasis on green economics for junior high school students. This research is among the applied researches that have been done by qualitative-quantitative research method (Mixed Method). Accordingly, by interviewing experts, a model was drawn for service learning with an emphasis on green economics; then the junior high school science teachers validated it. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the study was all 630 junior high school science teachers in Sari and 238 teachers were selected as the research sample by simple random sampling using the Morgan table. Atlas TI software was applied to collect data in the qualitative part and SPSS and LISREL software in the quantitative part. The results revealed that the service-learning element has components of social reconstruction, social literacy training, and social action. Meanwhile, the green economy element has components of sustainable transportation, renewable energy, environmental health, green buildings, water management, and waste management.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 11, Issue 2
2023
Pages 119-136

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