Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Department of Agricultural Extension and Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract
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Objectives
By studying the knowledge-based development indicators and emphasizing educational infrastructures, especially the agricultural education system, education and its role is the most important and effective tool for communities to overcome the challenges of the third millennium. In this regard, considering the importance of the role of Agricultural Higher Education in rural sustainable livelihood, the main objective of this study was to analyzing the role of Agricultural Higher Education in rural sustainable livelihood in the Urmia Lake Basin.
Methods
This research were applied in terms of purpose, field in terms of data collection and quantitative in nature. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. This study was conducted with Descriptive-Correlation method aiming to show the role of agricultural higher education in rural sustainable livelihoods. The statistical population of the study includes farmers who graduated from agricultural higher education centers. According to the statistics provided by the agricultural Jihad-E-Keshavarzi organizations in East and West Azerbaijan, their number was about 550 people who 225 of them selected randomly as the sample using Krejcie and Morgan tables. In order to process and analyze data, the Spss25 software used. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and path analysis also used to achieve the experimental model. To do Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the Amos24 software has been used.
Results
The results showed that the components such as education, structure and context, teaching and learning methods, research and learning experiences were the basic dimensions of agricultural education in relation to sustainable rural livelihoods. They were able to explain 57% variance of sustainable livelihoods. Path analysis also showed that, people’s livelihood capitals has meaningful and direct impact to their sustainable livelihood.
Discussion
The main aim of this study was to analyzing the role of Agricultural Higher Education in rural sustainable livelihood in the Urmia Lake Basin. The study conducted with Descriptive-Correlation method aiming to show the role of agricultural higher education in rural sustainable livelihoods. In order to process and analyze data, the Spss25 software used. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) also used to achieve the experimental model. To do Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the Amos24 software has been used. Based on the results do Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the components such as education, structure and context, teaching and learning methods, research and learning experiences were the basic dimensions of agricultural education in relation to sustainable rural livelihoods. In addition, according to path analysis, people livelihood capitals has meaningful and direct impact to their sustainable livelihood. According to the results of the study, it is suggested to the use of background of sustainable development and conceptual skills in the university curriculum in the field of agricultural engineering disciplines. Designing experiential learning in the educational programs to sustainable development must be conducted in the agricultural engineering disciplines in the agricultural faculties and universities.
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