Content analysis of sustainability concepts into courses outlines of agricultural disciplines, agricultural and natural resources college, University of Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. , Department of Agricultural Extension & Education, Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Development, University of Tehran, Iran

2 Professors, Department of Agricultural Extension & Education, Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Development, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study was conducted to analyzing integration of sustainability concepts into approved outlines of compulsory specialized courses in the six agricultural disciplines in the last 20 years using mix content analysis method. Population in this analysis was all of the approved outlines of compulsory specialized courses of agricultural disciplines at the agricultural and natural resources college of university of Tehran in during 1370-90. The samples were disciplines that 1365's and 1383's outlines were available simultaneously. Therefore, 191 courses have been analyzed. The results indicated the low mean of the integration level of sustainability categories in analyzed disciplines. Environmental sustainability category has allocated the highest level of integration to itself with 3.41 percent among other categories. Hence, content of compulsory courses of analyzed disciplines have been trended toward environmental category. In addition, institutional, social and economic categories priorities have been the second to fourth respectively in integration level of sustainability concepts.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 46, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
October 2015
Pages 529-540

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