Mousa Aazami; saeid hedayatiniya; Javad Mostafavi
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Despite the positive and inevitable functions of organic farming, this agricultural system still has little desire to accept it by farmers and producers. This study aiming to analyzing the effective factors on the Acceptance of organic farming by farmers in rural areas of the Bala-darband district of ...
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Despite the positive and inevitable functions of organic farming, this agricultural system still has little desire to accept it by farmers and producers. This study aiming to analyzing the effective factors on the Acceptance of organic farming by farmers in rural areas of the Bala-darband district of central Kermanshah province in Survey research method (2016-2017). In addition to documentary overview, a questionnaire was used in the survey as its validity confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was estimated through a guide study outside the statistical sample with Ordinal alpha coefficients (0/75-0/93), Composite Reliability (0/75-0/92) and Average Variance Extracted (0/55-0/67) was confirmed. for this purpose, Smart PLSver3 software was applied. The statistical population of were rural farmers of Bala-Darband (N = 2157) which 180 of them were selected by multistage cluster sampling method as sample group. Both SPSSver20 and AMOSver20 softwares were applied to analyze the collected data from the field. Finally, based on the direct and indirect effects of the developed structural model, The result showed that tangible behavioral control had the most effect on adoption of organic agriculture. Also, factors such as decision on use structures of adoption, Attitude, Knowledge and Cognizance, Subjective Norm and Perceived Usefulness towards organic farming seen as the most effective factors on the structure of organic farming acceptance in order. The results of this research can help managers and policy makers to seek strategies towards better adoption of organic farming among farmers.
heshmat saadi; mehdi noripour; saeed hedayati nia
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Previous studies showed that the learning environment has the undeniable effect on achieving educational goals. In competence-based education (CBE), one of the most important goals is making a connection between education and labor market. Therefore, to achieve this educational goal, characteristics ...
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Previous studies showed that the learning environment has the undeniable effect on achieving educational goals. In competence-based education (CBE), one of the most important goals is making a connection between education and labor market. Therefore, to achieve this educational goal, characteristics of the learning environment should be taken into account. In this analytical- descriptive research, previous studies have been analyzed through content analysis and coding method in order to extract characteristics of a competence- based learning environment in agricultural higher education. The sample population was 12 related researches that selected purposefully. The research instrument was researcher made checklists. Based on the previous researches and regarding CBE principles, learning environment in agricultural higher education have five characteristics including: emphasis on practical activities, emphasis on communicational skills, emphasis on learners’ personal development, supporting learner’s participation in the learning process, and considering evaluation principles. Considering the results of the research and the emphasis of CBE on the close relationship between the learning environment and workplace and also the empirical nature of the agricultural education, it is suggested that special attention be paid to the learning environment characteristics in agricultural education and curriculum planning.
