The Study of the Environmental education on environmentally responsible behavior of agricultural students (Case study: Students of Agriculture and Natural Resources Campus, University of Tehran)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 , Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Economy and Agricultural Development, University of Tehran, Karaj

2 Professors, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Economy and Agricultural Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

In the present age, the environment is one of the main components in global macro policies and has overshadowed many other components. The role of human factors in the occurrence of environmental crises is more highlighted. On the other hand, education is often used as a change tool for changing human behavior. The Institute of Higher Education is an institution that is expected to provide appropriate training, awareness to change student’s attitudes and behavior of students to protect the environment. Therefore, the present quasi-experimental study to investigate the effect of education on the environmentally responsible behavior of agricultural students. The statistical population of the study was agricultural students of the Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Tehran, of whom 97 (control group of 30 people and experimental group of 67) participated in this study. The data collection instrument was researcher-made questionnaire in the form of a 5-level Likert scale (very low = 1; very high = 5), which was completed twice (before and after the educational intervention) by agricultural students. The collected data were analyzed using SPSSV25 software. The results showed that before the educational intervention, the mean score of environmentally responsible behavior of the control and experimental groups was not significantly different, but after the educational intervention, a significant difference was observed between the mean scores of the two groups So that the experimental group had a more favorable environmental responsible behavior score in terms of mean index. In addition, the results showed that the mean score of environmentally responsible behavior in the control group before and after the educational intervention was not significantly different. However, in relation to the experimental group, the mean score of environmentally responsible behavior before and after the educational intervention showed a significant difference and the educational intervention led to the improvement of the environmentally responsible behavior of the experimental group. Therefore, it is suggested to pay attention to the importance and the role of the environmental education in order to improve the environmentally responsible behavior of individuals in the community and especially agricultural students who are more connected to nature in the future. Involve students in promoting environmentally responsible behavior.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 21 June 2022

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