Investigating the Role of Educational Factors to Protect Urban Landscapes in Tehran Metropolitan

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to assess the role of educational factors in protecting urban<br />landscapes in Tehran Metropolitan. This is a quantitative research, applied and descriptivecorrelation<br />method was used. The research population consisted of all participants in educational<br />courses held by Tehran municipality (N=300) and 172 of them selected by using simple random<br />sampling method. To gather data in the field a questionnaire was employed. The content and face<br />validity of the research instrument was confirmed by specialists in the field of agricultural<br />extension and education. Cronbach Coefficient was applied for the purpose of reliability and 0.90<br />was obtained. Findings indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between<br />communication channels, interest of participants, skill of participants, teaching methods,<br />participants' motivation, educational content program, educator, educational objectives and people<br />motivation and dependent variable. The obtained results from multiple regressions could explain<br />the variance of dependent variable (participant's motivation to protect urban landscapes) from<br />independent variables showed that communication channels, skill and interest of participants<br />contribute to the variation of dependent variable.