Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Studding of individual competencies and sustainability education requirements of Faculty Members of Agricultural and natural resources colleges in Alborz Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mahsa Aliagha 1
Seyed Mahmood Hosseini 2
Seyed Ahmadreza Pishbin 3
1 1. M.Sc. of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
2 Professor of Agriculture and Extension and Education, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Agriculture Extension and Education, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2020.302562.668909
Abstract
Faculty members are considered to be the most valuable and vital assets of each university in the education system that can help the university to move towards a sustainable society and achieve it. For this purpose, the present study examined the individual competencies and sustainability education requirements of faculty members of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This study was conducted with an exploratory approach based on survey technique and a stratified proportional allocation techniques was used to collect data among 146 members of Alborz province's Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources and using questionnaire research tool. The findings of the research indicate that in order to properly develop teaching activities in educational centers about sustainability education having sufficient knowledge and better educational materials were identified as important factors in teaching and in order to reinforce education as a core function, practical experiences need to increase knowledge, experience and more information in sustainability education. In addition, in order to promote individual competence among faculty members, increased freedom and autonomy to achieve desirable results in the field of sustainability education were identified as important priorities.
Keywords
Individual competencies
Sustainability Education
Sustainability Education Requirements
Competencies of Faculty Members
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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 53, Issue 1
Winter 2022
Pages 215-227