Lived Experiences of Primary School Students of Water Consumption Phenomenon

The present study was an attempt to investigate the elementary school students’ lived experiences with water use. This study was qualitative research conducted through the phenomenological approach. The study population covered third-grade female students in public schools of District 3 in the city of Isfahan. 22 students were selected as informants through purposive sampling until the point of theoretical saturation. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth interviews and analyzed at open, axial and selective levels after being codified. The findings were classified into three sections of attitude, awareness, and performance. The results indicated that in the attitude section, students considered water as a valuable and respectful blessing in life. In the awareness section, the methods of water production in the nature, optimal use methods, and the disadvantages of water pollution were discussed. In the performance section, the means such as responsibility, promotion of correct consumption culture, education of optimized consumption, saving, water sanitation, and elimination of waste and water pollution can be useful in modifying undesirable behavior patterns. In general, considering the aspects mentioned above can lead students toward the correct model of water consumption.