Analysis of Educational Need of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Protection Unit in Kermanshah Province | ||
| پژوهش مدیریت آموزش کشاورزی | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 71, March 2025, Pages 20-33 PDF (3.99 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/jaear.2025.368515.2051 | ||
| Authors | ||
| zahra athari* 1; Behrooz Moradi2 | ||
| 1- Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. | ||
| 2M.S Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Despite the significant importance of natural resources in sustaining human life, the training of the protection unit force, has not aligned with their educational needs as it should. Therefore the purpose of this descriptive – analytical research was to investigate the educational needs of the protection unit forces of the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Kermanshah Province using the Borich needs assessment model. The research population consisted of the protection unit forces of the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management in Kermanshah Province (N=112), and ultimately, 105 questionnaires were completed. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The ordinal coefficient theta (Ө=0.86) and a panel of experts were used to establish its reliability and validity, respectively. Based on the results, the educational needs of the protection unit force in natural resources and watershed management were prioritized as follows: familiarity with GIS software, understanding the rules of criminal procedure and legal claims, and knowledge of laws regarding the carrying of weapons. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the importance of technical-specialized needs, legal needs, protective-supportive needs, fire prevention and extinguishing needs, and Phytomedicine needs accounted for approximately 79 percent of the variance related to the training needs of the protection unit forces. The results achieved from ordinal regression method indicated that 32 percent of probability criterion variable is explained by variables of age and work history. Training courses on map reading skills and the optimal use of GIS and GPS should be prioritized. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational Need Assessment; Borich Model; Protection Unit; Natural Resource | ||
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