Prioritizing green components with a fuzzy approach in Iran's education system

Subject Areas : Education

Fatemeh Eslamieh ¹ (مدرس دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکز)
masomeh oladiyan ² (گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد دماوند، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، دماوند، ایران)
mahmod safari ³ (گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد دماوند، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، دماوند، ایران)

Received: 2018-12-26 Accepted : 2020-05-19 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: Iran, school, Education System, Green Schools, Fuzzy Approach,

Abstract :

The present study aimed to prioritize the components of green schools with a fuzzy approach in the education system of Ira«. Purpose, research, application and method of data collection were descriptive-survey. The statistical community of the study formed the dominant experts in the field of green schools. Purposeful sampling method. a paired comparison matrix was used to collect the data using the Expert Questionnaire on a 9 degree scale, with an incompatibility rate of 0.07. Hierarchical analysis using AHP method was used to analyze the data. The results showed that among the green components, the "sustainable education" index with the standardized weight of 0.149 ranked first and the component of the "environmentally friendly citizen" with a weight of 0.024 ranked half. The second to eighth component grades also correspond to the components of "school environment quality" 0.140 "School participation with the environment" 0.135 "Use of technology in energy management" 0.134 "Renewable energy utilization" 0.123 "Design And architecture" 0.117, the correction of consumerism model", 0.101 and "waste management and green purchasing" 0.73.

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