مجله آموزش محیط زیست و توسعه پایدار
سال یکم شماره 3 (بهار 1392)

Asphalt plants are among air pollution producer industries, which play an important part in air pollution emission, especially suspended air particles. This study was conducted in order to compare the effectiveness of four teaching methods (brochure) internet web page slide and visit on knowledge level and responsibility of Yazd university civil engineering students. Required data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire, using t-test statistically test and analyzed whit SPSS software whit the help of independent t-test and ANOVA, at the significant level of 0.05, total means score of knowledge and responsibility before and after training showed significant differences: the scores were increased, while score changes between different education group and between boys and girls showed no meaningful differences.

Nano-technology has a lot of positive impacts in human life and industry is potentially one of these areas which gain a lot of benefit from nano development. Some environmental application of nano will be made possible through environmental education; of course this possibility depends on positive attitude in this regard. this research is going to investigate car industry manager’s attitude towards environmental education as a basis for nano application. This study is an applied research which uses a descriptive method based on survey approach. The statistical population is 63 car industry managers and data collecting tool is a self-administered questionnaire. Result showed that the managers had a positive attitude towards nano –application, but there was not any significant difference between managers attitude and the level of their education or their years of experiences, while there was a significant difference between their attitude and the kind of education field.

This research is conducted to investigate the impact of environmental education on teachers knowledge, attitude and skills at Tehran district 12. The statistical population was all elementary school teachers. 60 teachers were chosen using simple random sampling; then the group was divided in to two 30 teachers subgroup. The data were collected using a questionnaire and the reliability coefficient was calculated through cronbach alpha. The information processed and analyzed by independent t-test. Result showed that there is a significant difference in teachers environmental knowledge, attitude and skills before and after work shop and environmental education has had a positive impact on teachers skills.

Today is the information era, the information revolution information transfer occurs in huge amounts and whit extremely high speed. It is believed that, using virtual learning is the most effective and appropriate strategy for improving and promoting the efficiency of environmental education and trend. Investigation the present general course curriculum shows that there is not any special text book on environmental education, and environmental concepts have come sporadically and insufficiently in different book. The method of this study is descriptive and the data were analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that right now in developing countries some schools are equipped whit environmental virtual learning sites and some necessary environmental activities are performed through these sites. More importantly, in order for the environmental mental education plans to be implemented, the environmental education curriculum should be set based on virtualization approach of the whole trend.

In this research, the author is going to investigate after implementing on indirect education plan (school – mayor plan) in which the students themselves are performers and addresses student information, responsibility and inclination to participate in urban and non – urban environmental issues. This study is a scientific – applied research and its statistical population is girl public guidance school in Tehran, municipality strict 10. Using simple random sampling, one school was chosen as a control group and the other as an experimental. The number of students were 870, that upon applying the cocran formula, 268 of them was chosen as respondent to questionnaire. The data gathering tools were self – administered questionnaire and existing records and documents in schools archives. As well as a library research. For data analysis pre-post test, based on Man Vitny U test, was used. The result showed that school – mayor plan has had no impact on students responsibility, but implementing of the plan has had promoted the students information and participation in environmental issues.

Literacy can be defined as new thought system in which values, attitudes and behaviors, as well as individuals and social responsibility should be developed according to and in full harmony with nature. In this study we have considered introducing math literacy into primary school curriculum as a prerequisite to establish and promote this new system based upon this program student, using environmental concept, would be able to think and explore problem solving and logical reasoning, therefore learn math and environmental issue. so in this research, we have considered math textbooks concepts and elements improve math literacy development that follows by promoting awareness, knowledge and behavioral changes towards environment. This study is an applied one and the research method is descriptive based on content analysis. The results that environmental resources showed have bee taken into consideration most, and some other elements are absent completely.

This research examines the role of environmental education in environmental protection behavior of students. The research method in this study was the survey method that uses simple random sampling, 350 high school students from Babol (Mazandaran province) were selected as a sample for study. Required information for this research was collected by using questionnaires and in spring 2012. Research data processed by using SPSS statistical software, where analytical and descriptive statistics were analyzed. The results showed that student's awareness of environmental problems in general is high, and in specific environmental problems is low. Also, there are significant differences, between environmental behaviors in different educational levels, but this difference was not observed among different fields of study. Finally, the findings showed that new environmental attitude has a positive impact on environmental protection behavior, but knowledge and environmental education has little impact on environmental behavior. This research examines the possible reasons for this matter.